How to use "mettle" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "mettle" in popular movie and book plots

  • The girl from the golden land of Mexico, shows her mettle by springing to a large desk calendar and tearing off the leaves till they show the date of March 4.  - A Change of Administration
  • She soon tests his mettle by choosing erotic works, and eventually a love affair develops.  - Ichigensan
  • During his interrogations, G-low begins to second guess himself and the interrogation tests his mettle and takes a toll on him.  - Interrogation Room 109
  • One day he watches Vishnu (Prabhudeva) prove his dance mettle to a betting visitor in the bar Hari Bala and convinces him repeatedly to be their choreographer.  - ABCD 2
  • Hardy soon invites him to come to Cambridge to test Ramanujan's mettle as a potential theoretical mathematician.  - The Man Who Knew Infinity (film)
  • A few days later, proves his mettle by helping round up the horses and drive them back to the ranch.  - Boots and Saddles (film)
  • The rector forbids the test after these murders are known, but chief editor Iqbal (Dimas Beck) insists that the five students go through the initiation rites to show their mettle as journalists.  - Lentera Merah
  • The Vegan sees the mettle of which Conrad is made, and decides to leave the planet in the possession of the one being with the longevity, power and moral fiber to do well by it.  - This Immortal
  • He finally gets the information he needs, but not before he is branded a deserter and then has to prove his mettle on the battlefield.  - Across the Pacific (1926 film)
  • The king objects to their love and insists on testing Ambikapathy's literary mettle before judging his worth.  - Ambikapathy (1937 film)
  • Instead of falling apart, Rose shows her mettle by singing and dancing the defiant "Well, I'm Not.  - Bring Back Birdie
  • Such raids are done mainly to prove a ruler's mettle during times of peace.  - Kushiel's Justice
  • The film tells of Che Guevara (Omar Sharif), a young Argentine doctor who proves his mettle during the Cuban guerilla war in the late 1950s.  - Che! (1969 film)
  • Episode 5 reveals the aftermath of the failed raid: Vivien and Liz rush the critically injured Gordon to Marie's for makeshift surgery by a doctor friend of Leon's; Annette's suspicions increase; Liz worries who could have betrayed them while showing her increased mettle as leader.  - Wish Me Luck
  • That's why each year he sponsors a week-long survival getaway to test the mettle of twelve lucky employees, to challenge them, body and mind.  - Backwoods (film)
  • Throughout the novel references are made to the film, and Ludo compares the males he comes into contact with to the samurai, testing the mettle of each one.  - The Last Samurai (novel)
  • Based on the outcome of these encounters, the player characters can then enter the Temple itself to interact with its many denizens and test their mettle against Zuggtmoy herself.  - The Temple of Elemental Evil

Example sentences for "mettle" in interesting articles

  • It proved its mettle during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, when it was largely responsible for neutralizing much of Iraq’s artillery, tanks and missile defenses.  - America’s Toughest, Ugliest Warplane
  • Karunasagar said the city traffic police have proved repeatedly their mettle in creating green corridors without affecting normal life on the roads.  - Chennai, India halts traffic to save life
  • That the Islamic State holds the imminent fulfillment of prophecy as a matter of dogma at least tells us the mettle of our opponent.  - What ISIS Really Wants
  • That the Islamic State holds the imminent fulfillment of prophecy as a matter of dogma at least tells us the mettle of our opponent.  - What ISIS Really Wants

Meaning of "mettle" in English

  • the courage to carry on
    Example
    - you haven't got the heart for baseball

Meaning of "mettle" in Hindi

  • शूरता ( Shurata, shoorataa)
  • दिलेरी ( Dileri, dileree)
  • साहस
  • मिजाज ( Mijaj, mijaaj, mizaz)

Synonyms of "mettle"

  • spunk
  • nerve
  • heart

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