fount

Example Sentences

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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

Hip-hop is a fount of constant innovation; a historical text ripe for pilfering; a continuation of rock, soul and jazz traditions that also explicitly loosens their cultural grip.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2023

“Mr. Rochester, I will love you and live with you through life till death,” and a fount of rapture would spring to my lips.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë