Mettle
in example sentence
Many would regard Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s founder and longtime prime minister, as great, though he probably would have welcomed the opportunity to test his
mettle
in a larger arena.
More example sentences with word mettle
We need to do much more globally to give these new doctors the opportunity to prove their
mettle.
And soon, the behemoth would encounter a ship of invaders that would test his
mettle.
You see that your
mettle
as an athlete is not only tested on race day but every single day, when the sport demands that you get up at 4:30 in the morning, swim for two hours, go to school, come back, swim for three hours, go home, eat and sleep.
One of his bouts of inebriation leads to an incident that enrages the local community and tests the
mettle
of the two sisters (Jean Muir and Laraine Day) that are close to him (and to each other).
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