fighting spirit

Example Sentences

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Fairhope doesn’t have what I think of as a fighting spirit.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Party leaders declared it payback and boasted about their new fighting spirit.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

However, he also said: "It levels everything, technically and tactically. You put in the battle and fighting spirit and they were good at that - the crowd, the stadium, the event."

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

France’s army chief of staff in November warned his country’s main vulnerability was a lack of fighting spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Thornton’s doubt was strong in his face, but his fighting spirit was aroused—the fighting spirit that soars above odds, fails to recognize the impossible, and is deaf to all save the clamor for battle.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London