Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

stout

[staut] / staʊt /




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.

See Examples For:

Denver is a tough place to play, and the Broncos defense is stout.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Samples from the bottle have been sent for analysis, with researchers hoping to learn more about what the stout would have tasted like.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

That resilience bodes well for Scotland's third group game, where another stout defensive display is of vital importance.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

Churchill was a short, stout, luxury-loving aristocrat, while de Gaulle was a tall, angular ascetic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

He nods toward the window, where a tall, stout boy waves from the street.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

"A lot of pubs don't sell other stouts."

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2024

Originally, the addition of lactose to beer was largely limited to what were called milk stouts.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2023

While I only recently came around to pumpkin as a dessert flavor, I’ve always been a fan of stouts.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2022

With such an array of flavors and ways to make these stouts truly unique, surely there's a barrel-aged beer for everyone.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2022

Here at least I think England cannot match Ireland, for our stouts are, as a rule, too sweet and "clammy."

From Modern Essays by Harry Morgan Ayres

Mr. Walesa is now 82 and stouter than he was when he hurdled that fence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

Some snakes, such as boa constrictors, had long, slender upright teeth, whereas others, such as king snakes, had shorter, stouter, and more curved ones.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 4, 2024

Crist has dismissed Fried’s criticisms as last-ditch efforts to counter his stouter fundraising and high-profile endorsements.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2022

The researchers suspect physical activity changes levels of brain chemicals related to mood, such as dopamine and serotonin, and reduces inflammation throughout the body and brain, contributing physiologically to stouter mental health.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2022

To Legolas she gave a bow such as the Galadhrim used, longer and stouter than the bows of Mirkwood, and strung with a string elf-hair.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

On X, formerly Twitter, Elbridge Colby, a former US deputy assistant secretary of defence in the Trump administration, wrote that Japan and India "are two of our very stoutest and important allies".

From BBC ● May 2, 2024

Granted, he wasn’t facing the stoutest of defenses.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2023

Grover Stewart and the Colts have been one of the stoutest run defenses in the NFL.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2022

Now he was being thrust into 70 snaps against one of the Pac-12’s stoutest interiors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2022

They had heard enough about Efrafa to daunt the stoutest heart.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




Vocabulary lists containing stout


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com