ballsy

Example Sentences

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And while Waystar Royco's COO isn't especially intellectually gifted – none of the Roy children are – he's charming and blue enough to make moves based on ballsy instinct, which Logan appreciates enough to give him more apparent responsibility without functionally increasing his power.

From Salon

And that is ballsy for somebody to say that.

From New York Times

I watched her, and she was so unapologetically herself and went after what she wanted and was this, like, funny, ballsy Jewish woman, and I genuinely believe that I would not … so many Jewish women would not have a career if it wasn’t for Fanny Brice.

From Los Angeles Times

“I think it speaks volumes. One, it’s a little ballsy by a rookie to do it, but I think it speaks volumes about Tom Brady and his character.”

From Seattle Times

Foster’s recollections are punctuated by recipes, a crochet pattern, gardening tips, and at times, unfortunately, simplistic empowerment speak: “I had unknowingly started to take ownership of my actions,” she writes of a period in which she bought a house and played the nightclub singer Reno in “Anything Goes” — a character so “ballsy” that as a real-life introvert with good-girl tendencies, she initially had trouble embracing the role.

From Washington Post