intestinal fortitude

Example Sentences

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“I think there are options, but it takes some diligence, it takes some intestinal fortitude, to step up and say hold on, we’re going to vet this well,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2023

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

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

But the tests of intestinal fortitude for coach and players didn’t conclude there, and won’t end with a season that must be objectively judged.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 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