stout
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Mark Zuckerberg became a viral meme after taking a painfully awkward sip of a Guinness Irish stout in a podcast clip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The Meta boss becomes a viral meme after taking an awkward sip of the famed Irish stout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Denver is a tough place to play, and the Broncos defense is stout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Samples from the bottle have been sent for analysis, with researchers hoping to learn more about what the stout would have tasted like.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The stout dwarf was grimy, muddy, and his ears were tinged bright blue.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
"A lot of pubs don't sell other stouts."
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2024
Over three years at Founders Brewing, the 25-year-old saved enough money pouring IPAs, stouts and porters to pay cash for a 2009 Toyota Corolla.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
When it comes to stouts, Washington’s breweries know what they’re doing, and one of my favorites is Métier Brewing’s seasonal delight Grandma’s Hands.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
And this past year, Anchorage began releasing several stouts on Tavour, meaning every month or so you had an easier chance of trying the rare elixirs.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2022
Here at least I think England cannot match Ireland, for our stouts are, as a rule, too sweet and "clammy."
From Modern Essays by Harry Morgan Ayres
Mr. Walesa is now 82 and stouter than he was when he hurdled that fence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Some snakes, such as boa constrictors, had long, slender upright teeth, whereas others, such as king snakes, had shorter, stouter, and more curved ones.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 4, 2024
Things are a bit stouter on the defensive side where four teams, led by No. 22 Florida, among the top 20 in yards given up this season.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
The coach was hoping that this year would be stouter from the start.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
She was shorter and stouter than Muriel, with hair the color of cinnamon and sugar.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
On X, formerly Twitter, Elbridge Colby, a former US deputy assistant secretary of defence in the Trump administration, wrote that Japan and India "are two of our very stoutest and important allies".
From BBC ● May 2, 2024
Grover Stewart and the Colts have been one of the stoutest run defenses in the NFL.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2022
Now he was being thrust into 70 snaps against one of the Pac-12’s stoutest interiors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
The Bills have one of the league’s stoutest defensive fronts and rank second in the A.F.C. against the rush, limiting opponents to 80.4 yards per game.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2014
They had heard enough about Efrafa to daunt the stoutest heart.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Vocabulary lists containing stout
"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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"The First Day of School," Vocabulary from the short story
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