tenaciousness

Example Sentences

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“He stayed on our radar, not because of his tenaciousness, and just because of his performance. There are a lot of drivers that deserve rides at the top level of the sport in any series.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2023

Oshie’s health is crucial for the Capitals, who benefit greatly from his tenaciousness on pucks, the stability he brings to the lineup and his locker room presence.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2022

As his team scraped its way to one taut victory after another, prevailing through grit and tenaciousness, coach Mick Cronin said it was no juggernaut.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2021

You sense Lucia’s tenaciousness coursing through Ms. Yende’s performance of the mad scene on her latest Sony recording, “Dreams”; even in the character’s delirium there is a chilling directness, even defiance, to her singing.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2018

His tenaciousness in argument is not so delightful as the relaxation of his logical severity, when he finds his fortune mellowing in the wintry smiles of Mrs. Tabitha Bramble.

From Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature by Zeitlin, Jacob