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
Too bad that Lilian, upset, had not had the mettle to let their lunch wind down with good etiquette and cool leisure.
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Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
Now, the Thunder are basically in a must-win situation on the road in Denver, facing a team with championship mettle.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
But these Nuggets have a championship mettle that’s been plainly evident in the three games of this series.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Yet those willing to test its mettle will discover a highly capable explorer that, with the new G 580, takes battery power to the backcountry.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for mettle
Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
Now, the Thunder are basically in a must-win situation on the road in Denver, facing a team with championship mettle.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
But these Nuggets have a championship mettle that’s been plainly evident in the three games of this series.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Yet those willing to test its mettle will discover a highly capable explorer that, with the new G 580, takes battery power to the backcountry.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for mettle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mettle
Noun
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So the issue now is time — time needed to build back his arm strength.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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In America, excellence, grit, and determination is our strength.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
Noun
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There’s one main meter, hydration, where the hot desert will deplete that over time, sapping your stamina and eventually your health.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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But stamina, recovery, resilience and adaptability are as essential to athletic performance.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2025
Noun
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There's more than enough power in the iPhone Pro and Pro Max models to allow macOS to run smoothly on the hardware.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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The vacuum adjusts suction power automatically to match your floor type, which also helps to optimize runtime.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Ethical Memory Vault: A secure story engine that records acts of moral courage—feeding these back into leadership training, AI models and onboarding systems.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Hutchins later credited Jenner with giving her the courage to make the same transition.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
7 July 2025
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“Mettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mettle. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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