tenaciousness

Example Sentences

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“That hasn’t changed. I’ll try to use my speed and tenaciousness and bring my work ethic. Try to get around the net.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024

A similar outreach campaign, combining compelling language and imagery, would better persuade people to choose coronavirus vaccination over the tenaciousness of hesitancy.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2021

Jaime was a combo guard known for his defensive tenaciousness and Angela a small forward who became an All-American mostly because of her all-out hustle.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2019

You sense Lucia’s tenaciousness coursing through Ms. Yende’s performance of the mad scene on her latest Sony recording, “Dreams”; even in the character’s delirium there is a chilling directness, even defiance, to her singing.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2018

Like the great majority of government mules, he was a tough one to kill, and he clung to life with all the tenaciousness of his obstinate nature.

From The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known as Buffalo Bill the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide by Buffalo Bill