trouper
Example Sentences
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Either way, the limited series catapulted the careers of Sterling K. Brown, who played Darden, and Sarah Paulson, already a repeat Murphy trouper via “American Horror Story,” to stratospheric heights thanks to their Emmy-winning performances.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
My mom was a trouper on long walks in the Boston and Rome airports and a four-hour food tour in Rome, but would never travel with me again if I tried that in multiple cities!
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
And the superest trouper of all is Queen Elizabeth.
From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2022
But that would go counter to the spirit of a Broadway luminary who is at heart an ensemble trouper dedicated to artistic growth.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2022
“When I was babysitting in undergrad, one day I heard myself telling the kid I was babysitting, ‘You’re such a trouper!’
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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