gumption
Example Sentences
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Emma should know better than to put her faith in her employers’ ability to recognize her intelligence and gumption.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
“If you have an idea, and the gumption enough to go for it, you can probably find an audience for it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
It takes gumption to walk away from a lucrative job and grit to build a startup, but don’t mistake those qualities for self-assuredness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
That takes creativity, intelligence and gumption, and I’m sure your grandfather has those in spades.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
Forced to face her, forced to talk, I felt my gumption rising.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
Vocabulary lists containing gumption
Beowulf
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The Glass Castle
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