as in strength
strength of spirit; ability to continue despite difficulties
He showed his mettle as a fighter tonight with a heroic comeback.
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Recent Examples of mettle
But with the league’s toughest remaining schedule, the true test of their mettle is just beginning.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
Game 2: Once again, this Notre Dame team showed mettle.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Yet his latest attempts to demonstrate his mettle in virtual worlds have other gamers crying fraud — and challenging him to prove his bona fides.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
As the delivery team departs, a keg falls off the wagon, and the determined foal sets out on a journey to deliver the keg and prove his mettle.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
Game 2: Once again, this Notre Dame team showed mettle.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Yet his latest attempts to demonstrate his mettle in virtual worlds have other gamers crying fraud — and challenging him to prove his bona fides.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
As the delivery team departs, a keg falls off the wagon, and the determined foal sets out on a journey to deliver the keg and prove his mettle.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mettle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mettle
Noun
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And so our – our whole position from the beginning was trying to put America in a position of peace through strength.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2025
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All guests were able to partake in a free fitness assessment that tested markers like grip strength to assign them a biological age.—
Emily Burns,
WWD,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Less muscle means less stamina and strength and more fatigue, making treatment and recovery more difficult.30 Foods to Help Gain Weight Choosing foods high in protein and calories can help achieve weight gain.—
Brittany Poulson, MDA, RDN, CD, CDCES,
Verywell Health,
11 Feb. 2025
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Trump seems to welcome every opportunity to show off his stamina and strike a contrast with Biden, even months after defeating him.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Critics, even in his own ranks, saw this as an unforgivable breach of a political quarantine designed to keep the AfD out of power.—
Thomas Escritt,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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The 34-year-old displayed his power to deliver blows to Beterbiev while still being able to evade his opponent’s counter attempts.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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That all-important contrast is missing (as are any employees who do the manual labor of cleaning up after the guests), which is why the show feels like a deflated satire that never had the courage of its convictions to begin with.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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While initially working in a hair salon in his hometown of Houston, Guerrero worked up the courage to move to L.A. to pursue his dreams.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Mettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mettle. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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