quitter

Example Sentences

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"People called him a coward and quitter, and that just wasn't true," Warren says.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024

When Simone dropped out of Tokyo, as we've already discussed, she faced a litany of naysayers who accused her of abandoning her team and being a quitter.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2024

She was publicly lambasted afterward, called a quitter by pundits and tweeters “who couldn’t even do a cartwheel”; the ample support she received didn’t register as strongly as the criticism, and the self-criticism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2024

A lot of business people would just say this isn’t worth the trouble, this is hurting my business, I don’t think I can do this, but Bezos is definitely not a quitter.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

It’s not that you’re being a quitter, it’s just that you’ve got the sense to know when enough is enough.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis