- a variation of stick-to-it-iveness.
stick-to-itiveness
Example Sentences
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Mr. Cruz speculates that the justice’s thick skin and stick-to-itiveness will be his most important legacy, regardless of how much longer he serves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
And then last month Old Glory closed suddenly, and it looked like Meredith’s plaque and some 700 or so other shiny monuments to spirited and single-minded stick-to-itiveness would be lost forever.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2018
Grit is a popular buzzword in the education world used to describe the type of determination and stick-to-itiveness students must embrace if they want to succeed.
From US News ● Dec. 31, 2015
Was she so irritated by Jason’s stick-to-itiveness because he wouldn’t compromise or because he ignored her authority?
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2015
The seeking of Truth, Dorothy, requires effort, /stick-to-itiveness/, to use your terms, for in your persistence, in your search, is the thing that will bring you results.
From Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz by Robert J. Evans
