Sentences with word «gumption»

This is a very impressive feat and I wish more fellow millennials had this kind of gumption instead of demanding taxpayers foot the bill.

It's here the terrain management system makes its presence felt: we were tackling 25 - degree grades with gumption in Mud / Rut mode, the Expedition never complaining and the off - road tires grabbing, grabbing, and grabbing as the AWD system shuffled power instantaneously to whichever wheel needed it, indicated by a handy graphic on the gauge cluster.

Instead, Kia situates this new powertrain as the «premium» option, aimed at those that wish for additional passing power and extra gumption for highway merging but remain highly unlikely to willingly venture toward anything remotely resembling a track - day.

Once hailed as a «boy genius» with enough gumption to turn Batman into his own darkly personal vision, Tim Burton has lately seemed confused about how to further adapt his singular talent to mainstream entertainment.

Buyers who make the conscious decision to jump from the 2.0 - liter find themselves with a fistful of extra gumption; torque dips from 295 lb - ft to 284, but power jumps by 60 hp to 335.

That said, while we did wish for a bit more gumption in the mids, the 203 does a fine job handling heavy effects.

In his old age (conveyed via a painful - looking makeup job), Moultrie shows gumption by stubbornly clinging to the plantation house where he was born.

After all, starting a small business takes gumption, charisma and brains, but that's all for nothing if you can't find talented employees and retain them.

The ideas weren't taken to their logical conclusions; the designers stuck their toes in the water, pulled them back, and decided they needed to gather a little more gumption before they could dive in.

If you want the short version, try this on: The Jeep Renegade is effortless to drive around town, satisfying to fling through corners on a twisting ribbon of road, yet has off - road gumption not seen in the segment before.

Also, I was pleased to see the film show a bit of gumption by avoiding an entirely happy, all's - well - that - ends - well conclusion, but these upsides are not nearly enough to sweeten what is otherwise an inherently flawed film.

You don't have to have a large budget to create a home that is «perfect» for you and your loved ones, you just need some inspiration and old - fashioned gumption!!

Wiep covers areas such as simply thinking ahead (which relates to the previous post, segues all over the place), making sure that you maintain a level of honest, and using your own gumption for assessing link targets, not relying simply on DA, Trust Flow, et al. -LSB-...]

She's a sophisticated thinker; you don't achieve the professional successes she has through gumption alone.

Perhaps it meant more in 1993, but in this struggling economy, you get the sense that most people would not have too much gumption about fucking for a nine digit payout (or maybe I've lived in Hollywood too long).

-LSB-...] There are a few things that we can do to avoid Gumption Traps.

I wouldn't be the southern woman I am today without gallons of sweet tea and gumption as a dominant gene.

Whether incorporating the bold ideas of radical forbears or pushing the boundaries of even progressive school principles, innovative school design requires a carefully - combined mix of experience, inspiration, and sheer gumption.

Smaller breeds may have the same gumption and bravery as their larger counterparts, but they also have severe physical limitations.

Forest gumption: How scientists are tapping everything from drones to pruning shears to stem global warming

While the 6 × 6 found its 536 hp gumption from a 5.5 - liter, twin - turbocharged V - 8, the G500 proves to be downsized again, with its 4.0 - liter, twin - turbocharged V - 8 making 422 hp.

Entrepreneur Sara Blakely may have grown Spanx into a hugely profitable fashion phenomenon through impressive gumption and sheer force of will — making herself into one of the world's youngest female self - made billionaires in the process — but as the company grew into a $ 300 million a year or so business, Blakely knew she needed help with everyday operations.

While being a loner doesn't rule you out as a potential entrepreneur, lacking social gumption could hinder your success.

so chill and keep winning laurels all the way, but if u got guts and gumption try winning ur way to Bring Jesus into ur life, thats the true goal and prize!

After a similarly unambitious, shackled first leg finished goalless in Andalusia, Mourinho once again set out to win by a single goal and, once again, found his side usurped by opponents who could scarcely believe the lack of attacking gumption on display.

for them to use to jot down all their notes in class this fall just like the ones made by Enthralling Gumption using regular pens and gold contact paper.

When I do try new food with Josie there is a terrific mess that occurs from her overall gumption.

Kennedy has a lot of gumption calling out «party bosses» for making the right decision.

Almost fully recovered today after a combination of her thrombectomy, intensive rehabilitation and personal gumption — Dodd sports a tattoo reading, «I can, and I will» — she said, «I am literally standing on this Earth as a wife and a mother because of that procedure.

Stay in touch with your weekly dose of healthy living gumption and grace along the way!

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That's right — the powdered laundry detergent booster that can be purchased plentifully and cheaply from Amazon grows into stunning crystal formations with just a little bit of know - how and some science fair - style gumption.

Dare to be the person who was determined and got somewhere with their brilliant gumption and excellent work ethic.

(And, yes, if that sounds like a line from «Wear Sunscreen,» it is, as Deanna functions as a sage gumption - dispenser to all who come into contact with her.)

She has a poignant gumption, though.

Torn between two lives, Eilis shows gumption rarely seen in a female - centered film.

Over the past decade, Shannon has been increasingly typecast as either a twitchy weirdo on societal margins or an earnest simpleton, but Bahrani, in a stroke of casting gumption that makes one wonder why he's the first to make the move, has redirected the actor's distinctly coiled facial features and natural gift for commanding a room toward a character with genuinely threatening social and economic power.

Sally Hawkins, fresh off her incredible performance in The Shape of Water, oozes gumption.

The blood, sweat, and ambitious gumption are all laid down in a whirling tableau of nooks and crannies, every cramped space a possible area for interaction.

Time away from movie - making hasn't served Beatty as an actor, director or especially as a screenwriter as the film haplessly throws as much on the screen as it can grab with only two hands and limitless gumption.

Director David Soren's («Turbo») notoriously cheeky Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie fits this bill as a prized spectacle for goofy - induced gumption.

She conveys a winning combination of country - honed gumption and deeply abiding faith in this sketchy yet heartfelt biopic based on her son John Carter Cash's memoir.

His latest book Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers draws comedic inspiration from 21 figures from American history.

But James McTeigue's film is unlikely to get as warm a reception amongst us cynical Europeans who, while being more or less unconcerned with the skin colour of our protagonists, will be more focused on the idiotic plot and the dearth of inspiration, talent or gumption at work.

First up: Sicilian gangster gumption, courtesy of Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza

Extra gumption comes from modifications made to the valvetrain and camshaft.

If off - roading is your thing, be sure to spec the Trailhawk version with its tougher styling, skid plates and locking rear diff to give you even more go - anywhere gumption.