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Meanings of true grit in English

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Usage of true grit in English
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Mirrors reflect our true grit, our wit, our intelligence, and our potential.
Feminist dot com
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You're showing true grit in bearing up as well as you do.
The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron : or, the Struggle for...
3
The volunteers were quick-witted men, and knew true grit when they met it.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, January, 1896
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The place was a kind of granary of true grit.
A Study of Hawthorne
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Forthright, yet humble, and driven by true grit when it comes to wining and dining.
The South African
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The Committee found great pleasure in assisting these passengers, for they had the true grit.
The Underground Railroad / A Record of Facts, Authentic Narrativ...
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Kate is of the true grit, but... Tochty Lodge.
Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers
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Why did you say he had true grit-'afterall'?
The Pomp of the Lavilettes, Complete
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They do not know much of America, but they recognize true grit wherever they meet it.
Miss Caprice
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She's true grit, I do assure you, sir.
Work: A Story of Experience
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It was about true grit and raw guts.
The Guardian
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Maybe its this affinity with true grit that has resulted in the winning of so many All-Irelands!
The Irish Times
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The Irish Under-19 side showed true grit when they overcame a strong Italian outfit at Sutton on Saturday.
The Irish Times
14
TCU earned it with true grit.
Reuters
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What could have been a warts-and-all testament to Minnelli's true grit is instead a glossed-up memento for fans.
Reuters
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You are true grit, you are!
Making His Way; Or, Frank Courtney's Struggle Upward
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