brawny

There are only a few spots where the big, brawny Interstate 5 overlaps with the old Ridge Routes, mostly for a short bit above the town of Grapevine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

These signals piggyback on the brawny Bang & Olufsen audio system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

“It’s a big, brawny truck. It’s a brute.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Key details: Consumer spending, the chief engine of the economy, grew at a brawny 3.5% rate in third quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025

The brawny one, the one with the self-satisfied, scornful demeanor, was the leader.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

Jackson is a sturdy defender when matched up against some of the Pac-12’s brawnier big men, and he makes good use of conventional post moves to provide the occasional scoring spark.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2022

The truth is, however, that the auto industry is addicted to sales of big, heavy gas-fueled SUVs and pickups, which are only becoming brawnier with every model year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2020

Its forthright cheerfulness comes as a challenge to those of us still hung up on the brawnier, more shocking image of modernity Manet forged two decades earlier with “Déjeuner” and “Olympia.”

From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2019

Clement, the brawnier and gigglier one, agrees: “Yeah, we love doing it, but we wouldn’t watch it.”

From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2018

I couldn’t help thinking that I never saw brawnier, wirier men than those young farmers who met Earl P— at his political meeting.

From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Gordon Stables

At a time where everybody is seeking power, the Rays can’t afford a lineup loaded with the brawniest sluggers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

What is thought to be the world's debut bodybuilding contest, in 1901, saw 60 competitors trying to prove to a group of three judges who had the brawniest muscles.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2021

Through the Depression and the war years, the pages of Esquire were the place to be for the brightest and brawniest of American writers.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2017

From the stage, his brawniest hooks become stadium-grade singalongs, while his ballads offer an intimacy that can make the nosebleeds feel close.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2015

He was the largest and brawniest of the boys and seemed to be their leader.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer