mettle
Example Sentences
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He pioneered a style whereby callers had to be on their mettle because he was known to treat them in the same way he would treat a politician.
From BBC
And that “when a woman rose up to prove her mettle, she claimed a power that would be hers for a lifetime.”
From Washington Post
Navigating a landscape lined by ominous smokestacks and dilapidated shanty towns, the teenagers must forever prove their mettle.
From New York Times
Yet this is a team that seems to be rapidly developing its championship mettle.
From Washington Post
Notre Dame: The Irish didn’t play great for three quarters, but showed championship mettle on the road in the fourth quarter.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
