tenacious
adjective
holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed byof ).
tenaciousness
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a word derived from
tenacious.
Example Sentences
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“That hasn’t changed. I’ll try to use my speed and tenaciousness and bring my work ethic. Try to get around the net.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2024
A similar outreach campaign, combining compelling language and imagery, would better persuade people to choose coronavirus vaccination over the tenaciousness of hesitancy.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2021
As his team scraped its way to one taut victory after another, prevailing through grit and tenaciousness, coach Mick Cronin said it was no juggernaut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2021
You sense Lucia’s tenaciousness coursing through Ms. Yende’s performance of the mad scene on her latest Sony recording, “Dreams”; even in the character’s delirium there is a chilling directness, even defiance, to her singing.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2018
Prodigies of valour, audacity, and tenaciousness were displayed by the citizens in these wars.
From Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution by Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin, Prince
