brawny
Example Sentences
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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
In less than a decade, he revived the western with his smash hit “Yellowstone” and spun out a Sheridan-verse of shows with brawny characters in heartland settings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
He’s also played by Cena, a retiring professional wrestler who embodies the white American male ideal – brawny, handsome, a good guy.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2025
It’s not clear the ex to whom she is referring, but she famously dated and was engaged to NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers — another brawny, bearded man.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025
Who told the workmen stories with brawny sweaty words in them.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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