brawnier
Example Sentences
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An unassuming, enlightened type, he has been dragooned into choosing a bride only because his brawnier and better-loved brother, Prince Charming, is presumed dead after disappearing at war.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2023
The result is that eastern coyotes are a bit brawnier than those out west.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 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
This body type even pressed its way into our children’s bedrooms: studies show that action figures have become brawnier over the past 25 years.
From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2019
These twain were brothers, kin in mind and deed: Old England never had a brawnier son Than Dryden; and in fervid Scotland none Better than Scott exemplified the breed.
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner