How to Use gutty in a Sentence

gutty

adjective
  • This was a pretty gutty effort by the Cowboys defense, for a change.
    — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2020
  • Sekera returned for the third, a gutty performance that may have saved a team that looked to be running on fumes.
    — Stephen Whyno, Houston Chronicle, 26 Sep. 2020
  • Scramble from a collapsing pocket for a first down like Stafford, who had a savvy and gutty game using his feet.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2017
  • The Lions kept the game manageable for three quarters thanks to a gutty performance by Stafford.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Both won gutty matches on Wednesday that were filled with tension, noise and surges of momentum in every direction.
    — New York Times, 9 June 2021
  • But Allen, leading 35-20 at halftime, broke it open early in the third quarter off a big turnover and a gutty goal-line stand.
    — Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2021
  • But Donahue would gain more than respect over his final two seasons as one of Prothro’s gutty little Bruins.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2021
  • The movie plays to the gutty underdog story line, not surprising since the director and the screenwriter are the same pair that turned out Rudy and Hoosiers.
    — Bob Ford, Philly.com, 18 June 2018
  • The Cavaliers put on a gutty performance for the most part, and Game 1 was clearly influenced by the refs to the detriment of Cleveland.
    — latimes.com, 16 June 2018
  • The Pioneers beat the Cougars largely due to a tough, gutty performance from their quarterback Matt Shearer.
    — Austin Gayle, Cincinnati.com, 1 Sep. 2017
  • A couple of long range bombs from Braun served as the exclamation point in the final minutes as Minnesota turned a nervy deficit into a commanding lead and eventually gutty win.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
  • That stuck, even when most of the teams of Gutty Little Bruins that Donahue put on the field were neither little, nor needing to be particularly gutty.
    — Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2021
  • One of the main reasons Stanford had a chance to tie the game late was the gutty performance of Friday night starter Kris Bubic, a 6-foot-3 sophomore who escaped multiple jams in the early going.
    — Vytas Mazeika, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2017
  • The gutty season of quarterback Justin Herbert again ended with a whimper, a 16-3 loss on a night when the Chargers defense provided ample opportunities.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Carson had a particularly gutty effort, shaking off the dislocated finger of last week to carry it 22 times for 90 yards against one of the toughest defenses in the NFL.
    — Bob Condotta, The Seattle Times, 10 Dec. 2018
  • The gutty season of quarterback Justin Herbert again ended with a whimper, a 16-3 loss on a night when the Chargers’ defense provided ample opportunities.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026

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