strong man

Example Sentences

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She said: "It was a shock because my father was always a big, strong man, so he was never ill. He never used to take time off sick from work."

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Speaking to reporters on the White House lawn on Tuesday, the US president described Ford as a "very strong man" as he addressed Ontario's threat to slap a 25% surcharge on US-bound electricity.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2025

A man came up to me the other day — big man, strong man — with tears in his eyes.

From Salon • May 19, 2024

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