Example Sentences

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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

Beshear stoutly defended the funds’ management Thursday, saying: “Every transaction, every check, every cent is accounted for and where it’s been sent.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023

Derek McInnes's men had defended stoutly for the opening 45 minutes, limiting Celtic to one deflected shot on target, that from Jota who was stymied by Taylor's desperate block.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2023

They all march stoutly in, shaking the church, and place Sofia mother in front the pulpit.

From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker