How to Use tenacious in a Sentence

tenacious

adjective

• The company has a tenacious hold on the market.
• Again, the fix is more tenacious on-ball pressure.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
• And be tenacious on behalf of life on Earth.
  — Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
• Clark said that Combs was tenacious and broke glass ceilings.
  — Nbc News, NBC news, 27 May 2025
• The weeds growing up the side of that bus shelter were tenacious.
  — Ali Smith, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
• The sky had turned a tenacious gray, the rain sheeting sideways.
  — Ann Patchett, Harper's Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021
• Her memory, in the hearts of all who knew her, will be even more tenacious.
  — Nr Editors, National Review, 2 Apr. 2020
• When put on the defensive, just about any bear is tenacious—but so are tigers.
  — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
• But tenacious and feisty Porter’s free tuition pledge might be worth at least a few bucks.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
• But tenacious and feisty Porter’s free tuition pledge might be worth at least a few bucks.
  — George Skelton, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
• After all, his whole book makes a strong case for their tenacious utility.
  — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
• As the mission suggests, this new press is nothing if not tenacious.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
• The tenacious king salmon will likely be coming back for many, many autumns to come.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2021
• Fenway never gave up the lead, though, and used tenacious defense to set the tone.
  — Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Feb. 2021
• In their favor, the slippery-road traction of the new tires is much more tenacious.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 9 Feb. 2023
• Beard’s success at Tech was built on tenacious man-to-man defense.
  — Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2022
• Their tenacious forecheck overwhelmed a Stars blue line that has three Olympians.
  — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
• But the tenacious Angela doesn’t give up, even when her job may be in jeopardy.
  — Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Mar. 2021
• That’s got to be the formula, first to slow the Rams’ tenacious pass rush.
  — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
• Ceren, 28, is known as a tenacious player who covers a lot of ground.
  — Corey Roepken, Houston Chronicle, 19 Jan. 2018
• The restaurant doesn’t even have a website, so only the most tenacious make their way here.
  — Paul Oswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2018
• The Howard home, though built to be unique and beautiful, was tenacious, too.
  — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 11 Mar. 2021
• It had been cut down to a few knotty stumps, but a bundle of tenacious shoots was erupting out of it.
  — Sonya Bennett-Brandt, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2022
• That's quite a while to love this tenacious, outgoing, and playful dog.
  — Katelyn Chef, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
• The 6-foot-10 Reuvers is skilled and tenacious but his lack of strength/bulk took its toll.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2018
• Jake Hedberg is the glue of our team and a tenacious defender.
  — oregonlive, 4 June 2021
• The Lions’ defense has been tenacious and key to their success.
  — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
• The path weaves among boulders flanked by fading ferns and tenacious wildflowers.
  — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
• Embraced tenderly by her flabby yet tenacious arms, all was good.
  — Nadine Hack, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
• In the past, when faced with a tenacious new competitor, Facebook might have tried to buy it out.
  — Tim De Chant, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2022