How to Use chutzpah in a Sentence

chutzpah

noun

• In the meantime, the Spurs will look to add smarts to their chutzpah.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Oct. 2021
• That’s the chutzpah that drives some House Democrats crazy.
  — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 24 June 2017
• His passion for film and is what gives him the drive and the chutzpah to make such the movie.
  — John Baldoni, Forbes, 20 June 2022
• Google’s plan to buy Fitbit took chutzpah from the start.
  — Wired, 13 Nov. 2019
• No other rock stars had the chutzpah to put their moms on MTV.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2021
• Ginsburg is known for her chutzpah both in and out of the courtroom.
  — Lauren Del Valle, CNN, 6 June 2017
• Storyteller with a gift of gab and a whole lot of chutzpah.
  — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2023
• But how many of them have the drive, the smarts, the chutzpah — and the talent — to turn into a Barbara Stanwyck?
  — Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2019
• The fearless Wong has a sense of chutzpah that's more charming than off-putting.
  — Jon Bream, Star Tribune, 4 Feb. 2021
• A few weeks later, the Bears coach showed his think-big chutzpah with a grand request.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2019
• Even Moriarty might not have had the chutzpah to pull that off.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2021
• There is a spirit of old-fashioned Hollywood chutzpah, of putting on a show for the tired folks at home.
  — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Jan. 2023
• There's a Yiddish word for what Trump is doing: chutzpah.
  — Ben Joravsky, Chicago Reader, 25 June 2018
• The fury at this, well, chutzpah is palpable and widespread.
  — Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
• The sheer chutzpah and body count of Infinity War knocks us for a loop, and this malaise will last until the good guys come through in Avengers 4.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2018
• That gives it more cachet, chutzpah, more glamour again in a funny way.
  — Merrill Fabry, Time, 11 Jan. 2018
• A little pride, a little chutzpah changed the tenor on the court from frazzled and small to proud and intentional.
  — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
• Who either lack the punk rock chutzpah to drink each other’s blood, or possess the discretion not to talk about it.
  — Vulture, 12 Jan. 2022
• To write the above sentence as a product of suburban New Jersey takes no small amount of chutzpah.
  — Alexander Nazaryan, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2018
• Back at the Red Keep, Otto still can’t believe Aegon’s chutzpah.
  — Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
• And the concept alone is so bold and daring, its creators deserve hosannas for having the chutzpah to even try it.
  — Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2019
• That said, the AMG E63 still enjoys being stroked to the limit and greatly rewards drivers who have enough chutzpah to get it there.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 21 Dec. 2022
• And coming from Sharon Stone, the person whose photo is next to chutzpah in the dictionary, this means something.
  — Amanda Mitchell, Marie Claire, 16 Oct. 2018
• But few managers match Cash's ability to push the right buttons – or his chutzpah to defend the moves that go sideways.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2020
• Here’s how Eugenia ended up designing — and thriving in — millinery, thanks to a lot of chutzpah and a very open mind.
  — Alexandra Ilyashov, Cosmopolitan, 17 July 2017
• While not all of us can pull off clashing patterns with the same chutzpah as SJP/Carrie, a bold mix-and-match spirit is certainly in the air.
  — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 22 June 2023
• With this hypocrisy, the PA offers the hottest manifestation of chutzpah.
  — WSJ, 20 Dec. 2017
• Even the most robust encryption is no match for thieves with enough resources, patience and chutzpah.
  — James Beecham, Forbes, 2 June 2022
• It’s gripping at every turn, but reading about him left me torn: I was put off by his arrogance but pulled in by the sheer chutzpah of the effort.
  — Eva Holland, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2020
• Call it a juggling act, a triumph in diplomacy, a vision gone right, or sheer chutzpah.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024