strong man

Example Sentences

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She described her father as an "extremely robust and strong man" when he went to prison, but has over the last year he has "lost a significant amount of weight".

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Now the new strong man of Damascus sits with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Yet the shame in not wanting to seem "hysterical," around not being the strong man, I think is probably not leading men to make that connection that what they're experiencing is panic.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2023

“She made the most stubborn, strong man I knew shed tears,” Molina Mejia said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2023

The tag was like a salt cracker, perforated down its middle so that a strong man could snap it in two with his bare hands.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut