stolid

Example Sentences

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Her painting is a stolid assemblage of horizontal bands, stacked confidently on top of one another, the weight of the structure seeming to make those on top begin to dissolve into those below.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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

But Nézet-Séguin kept the textures light; even at its mightiest, the sound was never stolid.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2023

After its uncertain launch, its stolid reliability had become almost boring; the Crocker Lab seemed more like an industrial factory every day, so why not push past the boundaries of the predictable once again?

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik