fount

Example Sentences

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The 99-year-old artist—long excluded from the mainstream, male-dominated art scene in Mexico, and who only had her first major retrospective last year—is a quiet yet forceful fount of tenderness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Hughes’ script supplies Andie with a fount of vivacious wit and self-assurance, which is what makes watching her dull her shine as the film progresses so confounding.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Hip-hop is a fount of constant innovation; a historical text ripe for pilfering; a continuation of rock, soul and jazz traditions that also explicitly loosens their cultural grip.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Seahawks defensive lineman Quinton Jefferson was a fount of bubbly positivity as he listed off the virtues of Seattle’s 23-6 win over the New York Jets on Sunday.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2023

He had a simpler nature; he looked up to Balthamos as to the fount of all knowledge and joy.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman