Sentence examples for a gritty character from inspiring English sources

"I know how tenacious Steve is and what a gritty character he is and I knew he was going to fight to the death.

Warner Bros. called the Todd Phillips-directed movie an "exploration of a man disregarded by society [that] is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale," Variety noted.

The film will be an "exploration of a man disregarded by society [that] is not only a gritty character study but also a broader cautionary tale," co-writer and director Todd Phillips (of The Hangover fame) told the The Hollywood Reporter.

This chaotic film, Mr. Callahan's directing debut, works best as a tribute to the gritty character actor mojo represented not only by Mr. Walken but also by Chazz Palminteri and Rod Steiger in one of his last film roles.

To name a few: bittersweet claymation Mary and Max (2009), gritty character study Boxing Day (2007), sex slave exposé The Jammed (2007), cancer-related dramas Look Both Ways (2005) and Burning Man (2011), war pics Lore (2012) and Balibo (2009), and Australian anthology The Turning (2013).

In these commissions, Koolhaas refused to refer to past styles (he called for an "end to sentimentality"), choosing instead to engage directly with the true gritty character of the modern world.

Some public schools are now altering their curricula to teach grit and other gritty character traits.

"On the other hand, one of the reasons we moved here is for the gritty character," he said.

It certainly seems premature, given the still gritty character of the community, to say that the border between Clinton Hill and Bed-Stuy has gone upscale.

Chandeliers hanging from the high ceilings offset the gritty character of the building's interior, where Verdi's name was spelled out in bright lights against a far wall.

His reaction, though, was befitting of the gritty character he portrays in the film.