intestinal fortitude

Example Sentences

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Broadcasters John McEnroe and Piers Morgan raised the question of her intestinal fortitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2021

The event became an easy punchline, and, as the Washington Post reported at the time, a test of "viewers' intestinal fortitude."

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2021

“I didn’t expect him to have the intestinal fortitude to do that.”

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2020

Whoever has the intestinal fortitude or the megalomaniac instincts sufficient to lead any kind of a revolution will inevitably disappoint horribly.

From The Guardian • Jul. 18, 2018

And he will never do a really good job of supporting her standards if, when the clutch comes, he is lacking in intestinal fortitude.

From The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 by United States. Dept. of Defense