true grit
Frequency: 7.510.2 per million words
Indicates genuine and admirable courage and determination.
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- The team showed their true grit and played a magnificent game.
- It takes true grit to overcome such a difficult obstacle.
- She displayed true grit throughout her recovery from illness.
- The soldiers fought with true grit to defend their position.
- Success in this competitive industry requires talent and true grit.
- He is a man of true grit who never gives up on his dreams.
- The survivors showed true grit in the face of the disaster.
- You need true grit to start a business from nothing.
- Her Olympic performance was a testament to her true grit.
- Only those with true grit will be able to finish this ultramarathon.