stout

Example Sentences

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As the NBA season breaks for All-Star weekend, there is one player who is single-handedly leading his fractured team to victory after victory, with his great scoring, passing and stout defense.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Since their fight, “Mount Hood had been afraid, while St. Helens, having a stout heart, still burns.”

From Literature

I follow him to our darkened compartment, which is already occupied by three sleeping soldiers, a stout nun, and an irritable hen.

From Literature

"Interior, again, some big stout guys that can really push the pocket."

From Barron's