Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Incapable of being subdued.
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- adjective That doesn't give up in despair;
indomitable
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective impossible to subdue
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Examples
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We're a headstrong, tough, opinionated, never-say-die group of gals who will drag each other up the hill if need be.
Andrea Metcalf: We Choose to Climb Series 3 Andrea Metcalf 2011
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Holden, in the midst of an outstanding season, seized on the smallest of opportunities with a remarkable never-say-die spirit to run on to an opportunity that nobody else in his team had considered, deflated as they were.
Guardian writers choose their favourite Premier League goal 2011
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The scene at the end was the perfect cliché of the never-say-die, heroic captain.
Never-say-die John Terry ignores brickbats and does what he does best 2011
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We're a headstrong, tough, opinionated, never-say-die group of gals who will drag each other up the hill if need be.
Andrea Metcalf: We Choose to Climb Series 3 Andrea Metcalf 2011
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Why they deserve a second chance: As Keoghan says, the cowboys/brothers were the "obvious choice" to return, given their popularity, aw-shucks-ness and never-say-die attitude.
Amazing Race: Phil Keoghan Explains Why These 11 Teams Have Unfinished Business 2011
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Cheerfully turning out low-budget shlockbusters, Corman emerges as the very incarnation of never-say-die American entrepreneurialism and capitalism, celebrating naughtiness, absurdity and fun.
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And perhaps that is why, even as their season sinks into irrelevance, Mets manager Terry Collins speaks on a near daily basis about his side's never-say-die attitude.
Score Sheet Mike Sielski 2011
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Most days, it is my ragtag, never-say-die colleagues in foreclosure wonderful people and some non-bank-owned journalists who are willing to speak the truth about the bank documents used to steal homes.
Richard Zombeck: MASS Registry of Deeds: A Household Name in Foreclosure Households Richard Zombeck 2011
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The Imagineers pride themselves on their never-say-die spirit.
Taking the Little Mermaid for a Spin Ethan Smith 2011
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What won't likely change are the two Serenas that seem to inhabit women's tennis: The never-say-die competitor that dials in four times a year, and the shadow-self that sometimes shows up at regular tour events.
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