brawny

Designed to bridge the gap between watercraft and a fishing vessel, Yamaha’s CrossWave is a big, brawny, outrageous machine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

These signals piggyback on the brawny Bang & Olufsen audio system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

Key details: Consumer spending, the chief engine of the economy, grew at a brawny 3.5% rate in third quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025

Fortune does not favor the brawny, or people armed to the teeth, or one sex over another.

From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2025

Richard smelled the guest’s cologne from the hallway, a cloying, brawny scent.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Through the years, as its audiences grew to arena size, the band was bolstered with keyboards, electric guitar and horns, growing brawnier, weightier and brassier.

From New York Times ● May 22, 2023

Jackson is a sturdy defender when matched up against some of the Pac-12’s brawnier big men, and he makes good use of conventional post moves to provide the occasional scoring spark.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2022

The truth is, however, that the auto industry is addicted to sales of big, heavy gas-fueled SUVs and pickups, which are only becoming brawnier with every model year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2020

This body type even pressed its way into our children’s bedrooms: studies show that action figures have become brawnier over the past 25 years.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2019

I only wish that you had been a larger and a brawnier woman.

From Jurgen A Comedy of Justice by James Branch Cabell

At a time where everybody is seeking power, the Rays can’t afford a lineup loaded with the brawniest sluggers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

What is thought to be the world's debut bodybuilding contest, in 1901, saw 60 competitors trying to prove to a group of three judges who had the brawniest muscles.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2021

There have been exceptions, but by reputation the West has traditionally elevated the game as a more aesthetically pleasing form of entertainment while the East has prided itself as survival of the brawniest.

From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2015

From the stage, his brawniest hooks become stadium-grade singalongs, while his ballads offer an intimacy that can make the nosebleeds feel close.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2015

He was the largest and brawniest of the boys and seemed to be their leader.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer