stout
Example Sentences
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After a stout display of Irish defending, Wales landed some big hits on the hosts at the other end before Crowley darted through a gap for a well-taken try that he failed to convert.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
"Interior, again, some big stout guys that can really push the pocket."
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
Cleveland relies on its stout defense, but that unit didn’t show up in Week 15 against Chicago, surrendering 31 points.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
I cruised into the little town of Clifden at a stout 125 kilometers per hour on a narrow two-lane road just as Storm Bram was ravaging Ireland’s Atlantic coast.
From Salon • Dec. 12, 2025
Since their fight, “Mount Hood had been afraid, while St. Helens, having a stout heart, still burns.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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