grit

Example Sentences

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As Ellen Ripley, Sigourney Weaver meets the threat with grit and nerve in a situation where there is nowhere to go and no help coming, a performance that helped define the modern action heroine.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

For the Pistons, it was rare back-to-back losses, despite star man Cade Cunningham showing grit in a losing cause with 26 points.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

She understands the sacrifices families made to get to the United States, she said, asserting that she owes those families “that same level of energy and grit and determination.”

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026

I am feeling optimistic, because we've got a bit of grit.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

I grit my teeth and I get a little madder and I say it yet again.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness