Sentence examples for gritty win from inspiring English sources

It was a tough, gritty win predicated on a solid defensive performance which helped regain control of the game after the Clippers deployed Boban Marjanovic as a one-man wrecking crew who led a 16-3 fourth-quarter run that gave Los Angeles a 92-84 lead with 5 14 remaining.

They got themselves a gritty win.

"They got themselves a gritty win," Bryant said.

Another gritty win has left them comfortable and confident, and they have a week off to enjoy it.

Further goals from Olivier Giroud and Podolski in the second half sealed a gritty win as West Ham faded.

Defeat at West Brom, a heavy defeat at Liverpool, and a gritty win over Newcastle will put doubt in the minds of Swans supporters.

Dwight Thomas, a senior at Northwest High School in Burtonville, Md., put on gritty winning performances in the 60 and the 60 high hurdles.

While his teammates kept the Sixers in the game tonight, Iverson lifted Philadelphia in the second quarter, scoring 16 of his game-high 34 points and giving the Sixers the lead for the rest of the game, winning in gritty style, 93-85, over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

After gritty wins against the Sabres, the Red Wings, the Bruins and the Devils, Los Angeles seems to have reclaimed its stride.

Four of his wins have come on grass, including eye-catching, gritty wins in the Grade 3 Pennine Ridge and the Grade 1 Belmont Derby Invitational, but his connections have elected to bring him back to the dirt, on which he won the Grade 2 Remsen at Aqueduct last November.

Wenger was particularly pleased with the gritty 1-0 win over Newcastle, and the way his team defended.