staunchness
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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His friends were a band of fellow-Afghan boys who clung together with a staunchness that was directly proportional to their lack of parental protection.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 19, 2017
Dawson, in his turn, provided similar moments of staunchness.
From The Guardian ● May 6, 2010
"The staunchness of our position has been an anchor," he declares.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the last years of his life, Lee needed Emma's sort of staunchness.
From Time Magazine Archive
A race of giants had lived then, fearless men, men of a staunchness unknown in this day.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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