variants
or less commonly chutzpa
or hutzpah
or hutzpa
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Examples of chutzpah in a Sentence
had the chutzpah to demand that he be treated as a special case and be given priority in settling his insurance claim
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Carla has far too much chutzpah to be thrown by a younger woman, though many around her do try to throw her off her game.
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
Liccardo has the smarts, curiosity, nuance, experience and chutzpah to be a standout representative of Silicon Valley in Washington, D.C.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
Sure enough, Cath resurfaces, first seen in the prologue by Jennifer Landon and later played by a deliciously against-type Glenn Close, whose red-haired Southern chutzpah suggests Reba McEntire with a larcenous streak.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
While Israel has not officially claimed responsibility, the combination of tech savvy, intelligence work, and sheer chutzpah involved in pulling off the attack left little room for doubt.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Sep. 2024
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
Liccardo has the smarts, curiosity, nuance, experience and chutzpah to be a standout representative of Silicon Valley in Washington, D.C.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
Sure enough, Cath resurfaces, first seen in the prologue by Jennifer Landon and later played by a deliciously against-type Glenn Close, whose red-haired Southern chutzpah suggests Reba McEntire with a larcenous streak.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
While Israel has not officially claimed responsibility, the combination of tech savvy, intelligence work, and sheer chutzpah involved in pulling off the attack left little room for doubt.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Chutzpah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chutzpah. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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chutzpah
noun
chutz·pah
variants
also chutzpa
or hutzpah
or hutzpa
Etymology
Yiddish; of Hebrew origin
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