as in valiant
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament standing up for what is right, especially if it's unpopular, is about the guttiest thing a person can do

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Recent Examples of gutty One thing the Longhorns need is a healthy quarterback after losing starter Quinn Ewers early and watching backup Hudson Card limp his way through a gutty performance. Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022 But the Cleveland Cavaliers held off a gutty fourth-quarter comeback effort by the Detroit Pistons, improving their mark to 2-2 with a narrow 82-79 win on Thursday evening. Tim Bielik, cleveland, 16 July 2022 For Mexico, Monday’s gutty effort, by far its best of the tournament, showed why the country entered the competition with high hopes. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022 The gutty little Bruins work their backsides off daily in an effort to earn more Ws, but the fact is that Nick Saban would struggle to be bowl eligible with the UCLA rosters of the last five years. Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2021 See all Example Sentences for gutty 
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  • Witness her valiant efforts when the series premieres on November 17.
    Zoe Guy, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The Dodgers played it smartly, if weirdly, on a night when the Yankees’ valiant effort could be summed up in two words.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • These were just those courageous enough to answer truthfully.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Erika Sanders of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council hopes the center will force stakeholders and policymakers to ask tough questions that may be uncomfortable but courageous.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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  • Incredibly the only sitcom on this list, NBC’s Powerless was a brave, brief foray into what still is wildly uncharted territory in cape comic TV shows.
    Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Unlike the crime thriller elements that are just OK, there’s energy, urgency and a convincing naturalism when the focus is on Yan and Sister taking brave and sometimes dangerous steps to reclaim their right to self-determination.
    Richard Kuipers, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Their mission is to provide fearless representation and unrivaled results, especially in personal injury cases where victims face opponents that many are hesitant to confront.
    Chris Gallagher, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • At her Kiln leaving party, her colleagues projected a word cloud: inspirational, brave, fearless, enthusiastic, caring, champion, and kind all appeared in big letters.
    Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
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  • Election officials did a heroic job this year, said Pamela Smith, president and CEO of Verified Voting, a nonprofit that works with state and local election officials to keep voting systems secure.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • And what is the Trump campaign producing if not fantastical propaganda intended to conjure a false image of Joe Biden’s America as a dark, dangerous place on the verge of destruction, besieged by immigrants, and savable only by one heroic man?
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
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  • Albert Suárez stepped in to pitch a gallant five innings but understandably could not go more on short notice.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Follow the generally gallant writer of this newsletter on Threads @jimreineking 🧵.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
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  • The suited ensemble featured a bold purple hue with a double-breasted blazer and gold buttons.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
  • AllModern Laurene Blackout Curtain Panel $45 $40 Wayfair There’s something timeless about a bold windowpane pattern.
    Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024

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“Gutty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutty. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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