fount

Example Sentences

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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

From times old to current, our culture’s like a fount.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 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

Ahmet Ertegun, the Turkish ambassador’s son whose ear for the culture of black America would make his Atlantic Records a legendary fount of 20th century popular music, died Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2022

“Mr. Rochester, I will love you and live with you through life till death,” and a fount of rapture would spring to my lips.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë