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[ US /ˈɡɹɪt/ ]
[ UK /ɡɹˈɪt/ ]
VERB
  1. clench together
    grit one's teeth
  2. cover with a grit
    grit roads
NOUN
  1. fortitude and determination
    he didn't have the guts to try it
  2. a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

How To Use grit In A Sentence

  • The difference in the power of the system to absorb different substances, appropriate whatever can be utilized, and throw off whatever can not be used, is sometimes called idiosyncrasy, but more properly it may be called vital resistance, and upon the integrity of this power rests the ability to combat disease in all its forms, whether it be the absorption of any animal virus or the poison resulting from undigested food. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say
  • ‘The council operates a priority order for gritting roads and footpaths,’ a spokesman said.
  • Lord Fletcher, said the Bishop, was a man of unimpeachable integrity and character.
  • It is, however, evident that this action on chromatin is most important for proper functioning of the genome and for maintenance of genome integrity. Advanced Information: The 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
  • Integrity unlimited, superior quality Albatron is the pursuit.
  • An alliance with Britain would offer no guarantees with regard to territorial integrity of the Netherlands in Europe.
  • She is a woman of integrity who has never abandoned her principles for the sake of making money.
  • If a series is trying to get it dead right, then it is on the researcher's integrity that the quality of the finished work depends.
  • Every Est é e Lauder formula has undergone stringent evaluation for ingredient integrity, non - irritancy and overall efficacy.
  • Sasaki huddled against the hot grains of sand, gritting her teeth, curled up in a ball and hugging her shoulders as if to keep herself from ripping apart.
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