fount

Example Sentences

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The 99-year-old artist—long excluded from the mainstream, male-dominated art scene in Mexico, and who only had her first major retrospective last year—is a quiet yet forceful fount of tenderness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

While Chris Pratt may have been a fount of charisma in the early 2010s, his well dried up by the time he ever got in front of a green-screened tyrannosaurus.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025

Outside of Bilodeau, who was a fount of offense with 23 points on eight-for-20 shooting to go with 15 rebounds, the sloppy Bruins failed to reliably get baskets.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2024

“He was a fount of historical experience and knowledge.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024

She can be a perfect fount of information when she’s in the mood.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein