intestinal fortitude

Example Sentences

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Broadcasters John McEnroe and Piers Morgan raised the question of her intestinal fortitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2021

“I didn’t expect him to have the intestinal fortitude to do that.”

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2020

Whoever has the intestinal fortitude or the megalomaniac instincts sufficient to lead any kind of a revolution will inevitably disappoint horribly.

From The Guardian • Jul. 18, 2018

Or maybe they only manage to find their lost intestinal fortitude when the president is out of town.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2018

These persons who promulgate and enforce such policies either have not the understanding of the problem or they do not have the intestinal fortitude to do what they think if they do understand it.

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.