stoutly
Example Sentences
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They defended stoutly while forcing England to work hard for every chance in the thick heat of the Florida afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Standing stoutly on a granite rock just off Wilshire Boulevard in MacArthur Park, Harrison Gray Otis has lost his retinue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, head of Ukraine's southern group of forces, said troops around Avdiivka were "stoutly holding their defences".
From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2023
Roy Hodgson's Palace defended stoutly for 99% of the game but their one blip effectively cost them the game.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023
Oh, there was pure heck to pay, no doubt about it, but Travis stuck fast and stoutly denied that he’d engineered the escape.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing stoutly
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