gumption
Example Sentences
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"Nobody had the gumption to say they are the right people," O'Shea recalls of the Lancaster-led group.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
And who better to teach a down-and-out lawyer about courage and gumption than a coyote who has persevered in the face of certain failure?
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Deutch is perfect casting for plucky Gail, who commits to bagging Hamm with such gumption that she jumps on a hotel mattress like a little kid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Bronner inherited his verbosity and gumption from his grandfather, Emanuel Bronner, who originally crammed all-caps, feel-good credos onto the labels of his soap bottles in the 1940s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
“You think I ain’t seent that look afore? Has you really got the gumption to stand there bold-face and look at me with pity? Pity?”
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Vocabulary lists containing gumption
Beowulf
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The Glass Castle
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