Sentence examples for fighting instinct from inspiring English sources

Stacey Campfield, who was Mr. Gingrich's co-chairman in Tennessee, called him a true competitor who could not easily put aside his fighting instinct.

"The test of success," says Wakeham, "will be that people will say, 'well, a bit disappointing, not quite what I wanted, but we can live with it'... because if it was wonderful for somebody it would be unacceptable to someone else". What to some politicians would be a disastrous lack of conviction and fighting instinct, is to Wakeham the supreme virtue.

Often before the disappointment fades, a scientist's fighting instinct kicks in, provoking an appeal.

But in the end, the 2009 champion's fighting instinct saw him battle back into the match and secure the win after two hours and 39 minutes.

They were kept as prisoners of war for more than two years, during which time Zamperini's fighting instinct singled him out for harsh treatment.

The senator had made a preliminary decision over the Christmas holiday that he was ready to retire, an aide said, but then the accident brought out his fighting instinct.

Pakistan have a diplomat as captain these days but he will not curb the fighting instincts of his pace bowlers.

His books on relationships suggest that men get in touch with their inner "wild man" and channel their fighting instincts into taking responsibility for their lives.

The word "jarhead" refers not only to the Marine haircut — Tony's hair is clipped high and tight — but to an empty vessel that gets filled with fighting instincts and Marine lore.

Dina Massie (Vicki Manderson), the only woman in the group, matches the boys in both bravado and fighting instincts, driven by an excess of spirit and a seething hate for the stepfather who has cast a lascivious eye in her direction.

Gaethje emphasized fighting instincts while coaching on the UFC's tentpole reality TV show.