gumption
Example Sentences
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How Chelsea would love a centre-back with that kind of gumption, especially given the shaky defending they have shown at times.
From BBC
It was Jan. 5, 2025, and I was marveling at the Rams gumption in their short-handed loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
From Los Angeles Times
I’ve always been a firm believer in faking it until you make it to such an extreme degree that your gumption becomes undeniable.
From Salon
With a few tools and a little gumption, anyone could learn to maintain and repair the machinery of daily life.
But the strange thing is that there’s another significant factor that will determine the outcome this weekend, and this one is the polar opposite of guts and gumption.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
