intestinal fortitude

Example Sentences

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The next eight months will be a trial of everyone’s intestinal fortitude.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2024

For Ellis, it wasn’t so much good fortune as intestinal fortitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2022

A significant measure of intestinal fortitude is necessary to choose the former, and not everyone has the requisite amount.

From Washington Times • Oct. 24, 2018

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

And he will never do a really good job of supporting her standards if, when the clutch comes, he is lacking in intestinal fortitude.

From The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 by United States. Dept. of Defense