gritty

adjective

Definition of grittynext
1
as in unflinching

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as in sandy

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3
as in vivid

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Recent Examples of gritty The strength of the team is its gritty defense, however, and one of the unit’s leaders is senior safety Reid Williams, Brock’s twin brother. — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026 The 83-year-old Mann is known for directing gritty crime stories, many of which look at cops and criminals and are set in urban landscapes. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2026 The appeal of sports is their ostensibly level playing field; the intrigue is in the gritty texture that reality tends to reveal. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026 Peter Berg previews upcoming 'Call of Duty' movie The absolute last thing anyone wants to see from Berg and Sheridan is a war movie that is anything less than gritty and excellent. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gritty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gritty
  1. unflinching
  2. sandy
  3. vivid
  4. plucky
  5. earthy
  6. expressive
  7. resolute
  8. gravelly
Adjective
  • The unflinching depiction of the human toll of the kaiju carnage heightens the stakes, but it’s used to address larger themes as well.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Like Leavitt, Zacharia lacked the traditional political, policy, or journalistic background for the role, but her willingness to express unflinching support for the president’s policies won her his support.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of unflinching
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  • Nigel Eccles, a sandy-haired former McKinsey consultant, grew up on a dairy farm in Northern Ireland and knew nothing about American sports.
    — New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Species living on sandy seabeds or those with very different body shapes and arm lengths might use different strategies to negotiate openings, Kuba added.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of sandy
Adjective
  • The outlines of her life were clear but the insides dark, lit up by vivid memories here and there.
    — Kieran Setiya, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Monitor Heartland Correspondent Harry Bruinius spent months on the Mother Road looking for those kinds of stories, and revealed a vivid portrait of Americans and their country.
    — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of vivid
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  • Jumping in the race with little money or name recognition, Hinojosa engineered a plucky and populist challenge, railing against artificial intelligence data centers and corruption to down Abbott.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Harbach spent a decade writing it; it was turned down by umpteen literary gatekeepers; eventually, one plucky young agent took a chance on it, and a bidding war ensued.
    — Malcolm Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of plucky
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  • Thanksgiving lends itself to warm, earthy colors with the glow of candles and warm feelings.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
  • In Miami, Hunter Schafer embraced bright neons in her upcycled NIHL hoodie and skirt—the perfect antithesis to earthy-tone fall dressing.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of earthy
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  • If a small team can build something playable and expressive enough to assess earlier, the expensive decisions can come later, when there is a much better sense of what works.
    — Ben Feder, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Students and faculty shouldn’t have to finance years of litigation to enjoy the expressive freedoms their universities promise.
    — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of expressive
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  • Remembering Dolores Huerta The fiery and resolute activist who helped launch and guide the nation’s first enduring labor union for poor farmworkers, and later became an inspiration to women and liberal true believers, has died.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • And after October 7, opposition to the notion has become far more resolute.
    — Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of resolute
Adjective
  • Tonight’s cold open also featured a cameo by Robert Kennedy Jr, played by James Austin Johnson, who tried to mimic the gravelly voice of the secretary of health and human services.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee — who’s been honored for his work as a solo artist and a member of Faces — is known for belting out ballads and rock numbers through an unmistake gravelly voice.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
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