How to Use chutzpah in a Sentence

chutzpah

noun
  • That’s where chutzpah comes in.
    — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • His passion for film and is what gives him the drive and the chutzpah to make such the movie.
    — John Baldoni, Forbes, 20 June 2022
  • Ginsburg is known for her chutzpah both in and out of the courtroom.
    — Lauren Del Valle, CNN, 6 June 2017
  • Wholehearted chutzpah, a few good goals and a bit of a cult hero.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • But for the here and now, give Vodnik props for chutzpah.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Turner never seemed at a loss for brass or chutzpah.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 May 2026
  • In the meantime, the Spurs will look to add smarts to their chutzpah.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Oct. 2021
  • That gives it more cachet, chutzpah, more glamour again in a funny way.
    — Merrill Fabry, Time, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Cher guides the reader through the first half of her inimitable life and career with chutzpah.
    — Alexander Larman, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The fearless Wong has a sense of chutzpah that's more charming than off-putting.
    — Jon Bream, Star Tribune, 4 Feb. 2021
  • Carla has far too much chutzpah to be thrown by a younger woman, though many around her do try to throw her off her game.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
  • No other rock stars had the chutzpah to put their moms on MTV.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Even Moriarty might not have had the chutzpah to pull that off.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Few medieval women had the chutzpah to petition a court for past dues, much less the pope’s.
    — Joelle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Call it a juggling act, a triumph in diplomacy, a vision gone right, or sheer chutzpah.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Even the most robust encryption is no match for thieves with enough resources, patience and chutzpah.
    — James Beecham, Forbes, 2 June 2022
  • Who either lack the punk rock chutzpah to drink each other’s blood, or possess the discretion not to talk about it.
    — Vulture, 12 Jan. 2022
  • There is a spirit of old-fashioned Hollywood chutzpah, of putting on a show for the tired folks at home.
    — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Frow is never shy of a challenge, however, and has the chutzpah to back himself for a bigger role.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
  • History is full of people who practiced tasteful chutzpah at scale.
    — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • What would be the consequences of approaching a test result with too much caution—or with too much chutzpah?
    — Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 11 May 2021
  • And the concept alone is so bold and daring, its creators deserve hosannas for having the chutzpah to even try it.
    — Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2019
  • A little pride, a little chutzpah changed the tenor on the court from frazzled and small to proud and intentional.
    — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • There’s a painterly aspect to each of his films, where quiet transcendence aligns with larger-than-life chutzpah.
    — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The same chutzpah soon appeared online—laughing at the suffering of taming the wild, as best any hiker can.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2023
  • That kind of jaw-dropping change requires exactly the chutzpah and thirst for clarity that Tan is known for.
    — Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
  • To write the above sentence as a product of suburban New Jersey takes no small amount of chutzpah.
    — Alexander Nazaryan, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2018
  • But how many of them have the drive, the smarts, the chutzpah — and the talent — to turn into a Barbara Stanwyck?
    — Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • When her back was to the wall, Gert was at her least complicated, trusting in her chutzpah and stubborn resolve.
    — oregonlive, 3 Nov. 2019
  • But few managers match Cash's ability to push the right buttons – or his chutzpah to defend the moves that go sideways.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2020

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