Example Sentences

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King took a seat on a couch and grabbed his powder blue suspenders with both hands, as if he were strapping in for a ride.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2015

Men who once were strapping and healthy are dying in their 40s.

From BusinessWeek • Dec. 23, 2010

Its inhabitants, to judge from skeletons found on the site, were strapping fellows well over six feet tall.

From Time Magazine Archive

In four world capitals, statesmen were strapping on their diplomatic rucksacks, picking their Sherpas and testing their nonslip boots for the hazardous climb to the Parley at the Summit.

From Time Magazine Archive

There were strapping sailors in every deep-water port to follow the fife and drum of the recruiting squad.

From The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 by Paine, Ralph Delahaye