stolid

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The solid, stolid, self-satisfied Edwardian England that had seemed so deserving of his lashes was itself now wounded, and something in Galsworthy shifted accordingly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

They have sometimes been, by turns, stolid, corrupt and ineffectual, but virtually any semblance of organization is better than nothing, because non-union workers don’t strike.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

Italian football back then was highly strategic and fundamentally defensive - entertainment value was compromised by stolid pragmatism.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

There is a motion picture so scientifically irresponsible that merely mentioning its title instantly arouses ire in countless otherwise stolid academic personalities.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2023

Tlie sellsword was nearly as bad a player as the Yunkish lord had been, but his play was stolid and tenacious rather than bold.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin