gumption
Example Sentences
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Emma should know better than to put her faith in her employers’ ability to recognize her intelligence and gumption.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
“If you have an idea, and the gumption enough to go for it, you can probably find an audience for it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
That takes creativity, intelligence and gumption, and I’m sure your grandfather has those in spades.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
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 The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2025
“Grandfather says this trouble will soon be over. He says people don’t have gumption anymore.”
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Beowulf
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