gumption

Got his gumption up and asked to speak to me in private.

"I thought you might be a man with some gumption," he said.

Elsewhere, however, she is a model of love and gumption.

Surely she had the gumption to make up her mind one way or the other.

"But you seem to be the only decent person with enough gumption to say so."

Let's hope that we Americans will show the same gumption and compassion.

Why would she offer her body to a man and be happy when he seemed to lack the gumption to use it?

But over the next few days she summoned the gumption to go ahead.

He saw I wouldn't have the gumption to leave a place.

I haven't the time or the gumption to deal with problems.

He was still very much the kid and hardly had the gumption to go inside after her.

It's about time at least some Democrats had the gumption to strike back.

"No one had the gumption to set it up again.

If only Edna had the gumption to be a real wife to him!

I wish someone in authority had the gumption to stand up and say this.

They had to have some gumption to get up and leave in the first place."

It took another ten minutes before he'd gathered up enough gumption to go inside.

Wonder he had the gumption to propose to any girl.

So did the gang members, who showed gumption by showing up.

"You see, Harold all it takes is a little gumption!"

She lacks gumption, which happens to be a quality I have too much of.

If you've got guts and gumption, you'll try the last one.

I thought Harry was the first man in the family with an ounce of gumption.

I just do not have the gumption much longer.

But in the end, being a good soldier was more important than glamour and gumption.