How to Use tenacity in a Sentence

tenacity

noun

• Mitchell is a quick, strong guard who has shown tenacity on both ends of the court.
  — Nate Taylor, Indianapolis Star, 20 June 2017
• That’s the kind of tenacity that comes in mighty handy in retail these days.
  — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 6 Feb. 2021
• The tenacity is what impresses me the most about those guards.
  — Gary Bedore, kansascity, 14 Jan. 2018
• My tenacity to want to be better from all my pain and all of my stripes.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 9 June 2022
• So that was a poor choice, but her mental tenacity was the good choice.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 27 May 2021
• The one thing Bell had over Wooten though was his tenacity on the boards.
  — Tyson Alger, OregonLive.com, 12 Feb. 2018
• His tenacity and commitment to the ground game is huge.
  — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 May 2017
• There’s a new tenacity with this variant of the disease.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2021
• Her tenacity has yielded criticism from both the right and the left.
  — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 24 July 2019
• His tenacity earned him a third-place finish and a berth on the team for Tokyo.
  — Rachel Blount, Star Tribune, 16 July 2021
• Focus all of your tenacity on that singular goal and knock it out of the park.
  — Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Jan. 2020
• This team just doesn’t have last year’s tenacity at that end.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023
• What the Cavs did well was simply play with more tenacity.
  — Cameron Fields, cleveland, 30 Nov. 2019
• That tenacity, grit, drive, and hunger has always been a part of me.
  — Caitlin Brody, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2023
• His tenacity in crashing the boards was a problem for Auburn.
  — Nubyjas Wilborn | , al, 9 Mar. 2023
• Proof of this ride-or-die tenacity can be found in the case of Chaz Guest.
  — Michael Slenske, latimes.com, 27 Mar. 2018
• Your tenacity and courage have likely helped you to answer the first two questions.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 12 Dec. 2019
• And just her tenacity, her strength and her intellect is what drives me too.
  — Greg Trotter, chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2018
• The edge goes to the Wolves, who play with more tenacity than the Blazers game in, game out.
  — Geoff Clark, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 9 Jan. 2020
• But there is hope too in the stubborn natural tenacity of kelp forests.
  — Sierra Garcia, Wired, 18 Sep. 2021
• Thank you to all the women whose resolve & tenacity keeps me going.
  — Sydney Scott, Essence.com, 12 Mar. 2018
• On this night, the speed and tenacity of Walnut Hills was too much.
  — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 3 Jan. 2018
• This young post player has been flashing her tenacity and moves around the basket.
  — Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2019
• Which makes its tenacity when the road turns twisty that much more unexpected.
  — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 8 Dec. 2022
• But Harcus doesn't want to take the tenacity out of Sato.
  — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2017
• His tenacity and drive are now matched with quality and precision on the ball.
  — SI.com, 12 Aug. 2019
• Her tenacity didn’t just begin in her later years at high school.
  — Kyle J. Andrews, baltimoresun.com, 14 June 2019
• Her skin is a contrast of cool blues and fiery reds, capturing her need to hide along with her tenacity and courage.
  — Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023
• With his talent and his tenacity, Poitier built bridges and opened doors for so many.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Jan. 2022
• In other words, Glenn says, tenacity—a trait that pours out of him.
  — Michael Sebastian, Esquire, 29 Aug. 2017

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024