Crossword-Solution: METTLE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Mettle | n. | Substance or quality of temperament; spirit, esp. as regards honor, courage, fortitude, ardor, etc.; disposition; -- usually in a good sense. |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EERAT
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with METTLE (5)
You were nothing to me once, and I was contented; you are now nothing to me again, and how different the second nothing is from the first! Would to God you had never taken me up, since it was only to throw me down!” Bathsheba, in spite of her mettle, began to feel unmistakable signs that she was inherently the weaker vessel.
Still he must have had fire and mettle in his day, if we may judge from the name he bore of Gunpowder.
Howsoever, that is not thy business; and I bid thee fear naught; for thou seemest to be a mettle lad." So they talked, and that day wore like the others, but the haze did not clear off, and the sun went down red.
Therefore mark thou first Their age and mettle, other points anon, As breed and lineage, or what pain was theirs To lose the race, what pride the palm to win.
The mettle tried and proved at Sebastopol sustained him when he had drawn on himself the bitter animosity of “Holy Synod” and the relentless anger of Czardom.
Quotes with METTLE (3)
The true test of one's mettle is how many times you will try before you give up.
Here is a story that’s stranger than strange. Before we begin you may want to arrange: a blanket, a cushion, a comfortable seat, and maybe some cocoa and something to eat. I’ll warn you, of course, before we commence, my story is eerie and full of suspense, brimming with danger and narrow escapes, and creatures of many remarkable shapes. Dragons and ogres and gorgons and more, and creatures you’ve not even heard of before. And faraway places? There’s plenty of those! (And men…
We can all be giants in moments of peace and harmony, but to stay a giant in adversity is the true test of one’s mettle.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 83 times in crossword archives (1955–2024).