fount

Example Sentences

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Hughes’ script supplies Andie with a fount of vivacious wit and self-assurance, which is what makes watching her dull her shine as the film progresses so confounding.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

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

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024

It is a fount of constant innovation, and a historical text ripe for pilfering.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023

Wright filled up the stat sheet as the fount of Washington’s aggression, contributing 18 points, six rebounds, seven assists and six steals.

From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2023

We fount the store on the paper and the cap’n tolt me to wait whilst he went in and talked to a man setting at a counter.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis