tenaciousness

Example Sentences

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That kind of tenaciousness seems to be a signature trait for the performer whose birth name is Danupha Khanatheerakul.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

“His energy and his tenaciousness was really the difference.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2023

That boost in perimeter shooting, combined with LSU’s usual tenaciousness around the basket on both ends, helped LSU become the first team this season to score more than 73 points against Tennessee.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2022

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

Like the great majority of government mules, he was a tough one to kill, and he clung to life with all the tenaciousness of his obstinate nature.

From The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known as Buffalo Bill the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide by Buffalo Bill