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

I, too, wish that things were different, that the two men who acted as the fount for the most significant art in my life had been able to pass gently into that good night.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025

From times old to current, our culture’s like a fount.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Seahawks defensive lineman Quinton Jefferson was a fount of bubbly positivity as he listed off the virtues of Seattle’s 23-6 win over the New York Jets on Sunday.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2023

His passing was a setback to the movement, for Lembede was a fount of ideas and attracted others to the organization.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela