stout
Example Sentences
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After a stout display of Irish defending, Wales landed some big hits on the hosts at the other end before Crowley darted through a gap for a well-taken try that he failed to convert.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Speaking to AFP after a conference at the French Institute of International Relations think tank, Wright said Europe should not worry as the United States remained a "stout ally".
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
Cleveland relies on its stout defense, but that unit didn’t show up in Week 15 against Chicago, surrendering 31 points.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
I cruised into the little town of Clifden at a stout 125 kilometers per hour on a narrow two-lane road just as Storm Bram was ravaging Ireland’s Atlantic coast.
From Salon • Dec. 12, 2025
There stood the Señora, short and stout, wrapped in layer upon layer of black woolen shawls.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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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