How to Use tenacious in a Sentence
tenacious
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The 6-foot-10 Reuvers is skilled and tenacious but his lack of strength/bulk took its toll.
—Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2018
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When is a time that being tenacious has bit you in the ass?
—Justine Harman, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2018
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The sky had turned a tenacious gray, the rain sheeting sideways.
—Ann Patchett, Harper's Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021
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The weeds growing up the side of that bus shelter were tenacious.
—Ali Smith, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
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The Howard home, though built to be unique and beautiful, was tenacious, too.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 11 Mar. 2021
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Fenway never gave up the lead, though, and used tenacious defense to set the tone.
—Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Feb. 2021
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Her memory, in the hearts of all who knew her, will be even more tenacious.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 2 Apr. 2020
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Jake Hedberg is the glue of our team and a tenacious defender.
—oregonlive, 4 June 2021
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In their favor, the slippery-road traction of the new tires is much more tenacious.
—Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 9 Feb. 2023
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His long wingspan and tenacious defense is what Richmond Heights will miss most the rest of the way.
—Matt Goul, cleveland, 8 Mar. 2021
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Ceren, 28, is known as a tenacious player who covers a lot of ground.
—Corey Roepken, Houston Chronicle, 19 Jan. 2018
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The Bulls have overcome a lack of size through a tenacious defense led by Ball and Caruso.
—Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 3 Jan. 2022
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But the tenacious Angela doesn’t give up, even when her job may be in jeopardy.
—Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Mar. 2021
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Christine Sinclair pulled one back in the 30th minute, and Sophia Smith scored a tenacious equalizer for the Thorns in the 57th minute.
—Caitlin Murray, oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2021
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The restaurant doesn’t even have a website, so only the most tenacious make their way here.
—Paul Oswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2018
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When put on the defensive, just about any bear is tenacious—but so are tigers.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
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Both Balash and Davis mentioned West’s tenacious effort to keep the game in reach.
—Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2022
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In the past, when faced with a tenacious new competitor, Facebook might have tried to buy it out.
—Tim De Chant, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2022
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One of the reasons why Houston is good on the road is because of their tenacious defense.
—Nubyjas Wilborn | , al, 18 Mar. 2023
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Neither of his leads in the Boston heist is new, but the tenacious sleuth hopes the bigger reward will help.
—Mike Corder, The Seattle Times, 27 June 2017
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It had been cut down to a few knotty stumps, but a bundle of tenacious shoots was erupting out of it.
—Sonya Bennett-Brandt, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2022
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But Hamid, or a slender but tenacious shadow of the guy Hamid used to be, somehow does not.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 May 2024
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By then, Lowe was the tenacious survivor of a game in which most contestants get thrown off the island.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2021
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There’s the tenacious drive of a high school dropout, never caving to the work world’s long hours or lingering lessons.
—Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 May 2018
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The tenacious king salmon will likely be coming back for many, many autumns to come.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2021
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Beard’s success at Tech was built on tenacious man-to-man defense.
—Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2022
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All products have to be imported—from salt to brandy—thanks to a climate that kills even the most tenacious plants.
—Nimrod Nir, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2018
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Of course, this is less simple because of the tenacious two-way play of Holiday.
—Joe Freeman, OregonLive.com, 18 Apr. 2018
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Alex is a strong physical player that attacks the rim and can shoot from anywhere on the floor and is tenacious on the boards.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2020
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In addition to scoring, Harmon was tenacious in the draw circle.
—Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024
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