moxie

Example Sentences

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Japan had real moxie in 1985, when this population cohort slowly started to narrow.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

It didn’t happen overnight, took a lot of moxie and grit, but we made it through.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

That moxie to still be involved despite his injury is one of the reasons why England like Bashir.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

That “Emilia Pérez” has bulldozed its way to becoming this Oscar season’s major contender proves the power of moxie and marketing über alles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

Young chicks who have lost their mothers by death, and whose fathers are of a shiftless and improvident nature, may be fed on kumiss, two parts; moxie, eight parts; distilled water, ten parts.

From A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories by Edgar Wilson