staunch
Example Sentences
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Before he poured money into United’s selection of wine, he was a staunch defender of US Airways charging passengers for water.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
Pope Leo has been a staunch critic of the war, calling Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilisation "unacceptable" and calling for him to find an "off-ramp" to end the conflict.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
I wish I could tell you that my staunch hatred of this technology, especially in academics, made me turn my head in disgust.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
Microsoft’s staunch profit margin—the business software segment turns 82% of sales into gross profit—would have nowhere to go but down.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
In my mind, she’d been so vigorous, so staunch, that surely if death was to approach her, she would give it a good tongue-lashing and send it on its way.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
Vocabulary lists containing staunch
Born a Crime
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