How to Use grit in a Sentence

grit

1 of 2 noun
  • He shook out his shoes to remove the small rocks and grit.
  • Through resourcefulness and grit, the pioneers survived the winter.
  • There is grit to his game, too.
    — Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • There’s grit, and then there’s grime.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 4 June 2026
  • So tell me that guy doesn’t have grit.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
  • See the grit, see the grind and see the shine.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Order the crab cake or shrimp and grits.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
  • That’s a lot of shrimp and grits for a red — not green — state.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Genius and grit can mask a lot of sins.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
  • Is there ever a bad time for shrimp and grits?
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Hard work, vision, grit all got her there.
    — Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
  • There's grit and fire in his presence and voice.
    — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Not a lot of grit in Sandy Springs.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • Lots of grit, shot through with glamour.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
  • The grits are creamy in that perfect, slow cooked way.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 29 Dec. 2025
  • My mother felt grit on her skin and the fumes gagged her.
    — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • Be sure to get a bowl of green chili grits to go alongside.
    — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Shrimp and grits and beef tacos were thrown in for good measure.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Avoid heavy clay soils, and amend with grit or peat if needed.
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The whole crowd fell silent but her grit to fight back was something else.
    — Zack Pierce, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • In fact, the team has shown plenty of grit through four games thus far.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The Longhorns are showing some grit in this half.
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Post a story with some real depth and grit.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
  • The corn is dried, hulled, and ground to create the coarse meal known as grits.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Slice onion or, if using leeks, rinse well of any grit and sand, and slice.
    — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Shrimp and grits meets gumbo in this easy casserole.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
  • Look for grit, clarity, and skin in the game.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • This turns resilience into a rigid form of grit.
    — Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Hopefully grit will be one of them.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
  • Spoonbread meets grits soufflé in this cheesy side dish.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025

grit

2 of 2 verb
  • Eye protection keeps grime and grit out of your eyes.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Some start screaming, some grit their teeth and brace for white water.
    — al, 28 July 2021
  • But to not be satisfied and still find ways to grit out some wins is a huge deal.
    — Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Jenkins would grit his teeth and wonder if he was being used.
    — Peter King, SI.com, 26 Sep. 2017
  • There’s no alternative but to grit our teeth and get on with it.
    — David Wilcox, CNN, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Kids can rejoice, and the parents who love them can grit their teeth and go along for the ride.
    — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 July 2019
  • One wonders how much of that time Charles must have spent gritting his teeth.
    — Eugene Robinson, The Mercury News, 9 June 2019
  • Grit gave weight to feeling; feeling gave purpose to grit.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Plop your laptop on the kitchen table (or hunch over it on your couch), grit your teeth and get to work.
    — Whitson Gordon, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2020
  • What results is a haunting work that exudes grace and grit in equal measure.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Myers tried to impress with his new team, gritting through an ailing wrist.
    — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 June 2018
  • That might, for a different team, have been the cue to sit back, to hunch its shoulders and grit its teeth.
    — New York Times, 26 July 2022
  • And yet, when life throws us a curveball, our default is to straighten our backs, grit our teeth and press on.
    — Jeannine Amber, Essence, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Remove any debris and grit from the outside of your clams and make sure there’s no grit inside the shells.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
  • And all the hustle, grind, and grit in the world won’t make up for a lack of clarity and awareness.
    — Amy Blaschka, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Govel even gritted through a nasty stinger on a comebacker in the bottom of the fourth.
    — Jack Vita, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
  • Switzerland had played so well in the build up to the World Cup by gritting out these types of games.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 17 June 2018
  • No wonder staffers grit their teeth when the President's fingers head for the phone.
    — Stephen Collinson With Caitlin Hu, CNN, 30 June 2020
  • To love sports is to grit your teeth and wait for the transcendent moments that make all the ugliness worth it.
    — Will Leitch, Daily Intelligencer, 23 July 2017
  • But the Olympic debutant gritted her teeth and tried to forget about her throbbing, bruised knee.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • In response, many Russians will be gritting their teeth — and putting on their happy faces.
    — Samuel Putnam, Washington Post, 30 June 2018
  • Being able to run around and go to the park with her sons without having to grit her teeth through the pain has been life-changing.
    — Natasha Lavender, SELF, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Doechii continues to grit her teeth while declaring that the accolades she’s earned along the way were from hard work.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Govel even gritted through a nasty stinger on a comebacker in the bottom of the fourth inning.
    — Jack Vita, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
  • Many people told Jurkovec to grit it out, but his family knew better.
    — Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Then Sandra hugged him and when Mark hugged Sandra, his teeth gritted.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2019
  • The Ravens wide receiver could no longer grit his teeth through foot pain that was threatening his season.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The entire midfield showed its ability to grit through a difficult game.
    — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Aug. 2020
  • This is where the conspiracy theories begin to grit their teeth.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Frequent vacuuming is the first line of defense against dirt and grit that damages carpet fibers.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2023

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