doughty

Example Sentences

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Young readers will cheer for the doughty girl, who braves the razored depths to haul the baby dragon to safety in this satisfying, sumptuously illustrated fable translated from the French by Alyson Waters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

His doughty performance, punctuated by that final dash to victory, spoke the loudest.

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2023

It is that doughty and camp venue that POP sometimes uses for endearingly low-budget and often farcical opera productions, but with high musical standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2023

Right now, doughty retail investors are looking like the most likely source of relief, as institutional players get cold feet in the midst of a macro maelstrom.

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2022

And some said that when the Riders came from Rohan each would bring behind him a halfling warrior, small maybe, but doughty.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien