How to Use gutsy in a Sentence

gutsy

adjective
  • That was a very gutsy decision.
  • That play is part of a pick-6 of great jobs — and great flops — with gutsy calls.
    — Barry Wilner, Star Tribune, 17 Jan. 2021
  • And none of these things is less noble or gutsy than the other.
    — Alice Bolin, Longreads, 26 June 2018
  • Polly was warm and funny, smart and gutsy and fun to be around.
    — CBS News, 6 Nov. 2021
  • The Marlins got the run back in their half of the fifth on a gutsy call.
    — Clark Spencer, miamiherald, 9 May 2017
  • This was as gutsy a win as the Wild have had in a season full of them.
    — Joe Smith, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Jennifer is scrappy, gutsy, and one of a kind.
    — Elle McLogan, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The gutsy play callpicked up 14 yards and the first down to extend the drive.
    — Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
  • But don’t shrug off this gutsy film — one of the best movies of 2025.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Returning to the genre at this point in her career is both safe and gutsy.
    — Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Late in the first half, Pederson made a gutsy call that paid off.
    — Dan Shaughnessy, Philly.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • And don't forget about the gutsy fake-punt call that picked up a key second-half first down, too.
    — Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The pages are glossy, the chapters are short and the women inside are gutsy.
    — Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2019
  • Here’s to Hathaway — from worst to best — and all her gutsy glory.
    — Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
  • Finke’s gutsy swim, in fact, was a turning point after the team’s sluggish start in the first few days.
    — Alice Park/tokyo, Time, 1 Aug. 2021
  • The Saints got the Colts lead down to 10-6 at half, then got gutsy.
    — David J. Neal, miamiherald, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Mary’s pattern of gutsy behavior set the stage for the rest of her eventful life.
    — Frank Batavick, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 11 June 2021
  • But after a gutsy buildup, the love story is mostly predictable and a bore.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2022
  • In an attempt to get out of the right-side trap, Theegala made a gutsy call that didn’t pay off.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2022
  • And gutsy Kuhlman, on his own, mailing out CDs on a wing and a prayer.
    — Michael Kosser, Variety, 12 May 2023
  • To win in gutsy fashion was good for the soul, but Cignetti was far from satisfied.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • But there was no catching Truex after his gutsy pass off a restart with 19 laps left.
    — Tod Palmer, kansascity.com, 13 May 2017
  • But Goggia didn't hold back and used a trademark gutsy run down the Olympiabakken.
    — ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Making such a change to the lineup might be a gutsy call with some, but not with O’Keefe.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Georgia pulled off a gutsy special-teams trick play that could have been hailed for years by Georgia fans.
    — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The pair talked to CNN this week about the series and heir own gutsy moments.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022
  • There was only one remotely gutsy (or funny) exchange in the bunch.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Their 4-1 record has been put together with gutsy performances on both sides of the ball.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Neither team would budge in the second half until the Titans came up big in crunch time to close out the gutsy road win.
    — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2023
  • First lunar crews Apollo 8 still ranks as the gutsiest space mission of all time.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026

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