Sentence examples for having the backbone from inspiring English sources

Mr. Howard tried to apologize for his "perfectly idiotic maneuver" and for not having "the backbone to tell her".

And I lost respect for NBC News for not having the backbone to fire him.

But people not having the backbone to identify and challenge growing racism is how we got here in the first place it's not the way out.

"He certainly has the backbone".

Tom has the backbone of a chocolate éclair.

If only he had the backbone to match.

"We haven't had the backbone we needed".

The world community does not have the backbone to stop you.

The question is not the backing — it's whether the president will have the backbone.

And Ms. Barrett has the backbone to stage such challenges credibly and compellingly.

Pixar, he told me, has "the backbone of a small town: Get up and go to work.