stalwart

Example Sentences

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Since he first took office in 2002, the senior senator from Texas has been a right-wing stalwart.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

“This is in essence a scarlet-letter designation for Anthropic that puts this AI stalwart in the same category as the Chinese tech player Huawei in the U.S.,”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

The 37-year-old Treinen, who’s been on all three of the Dodgers’ recent World Series teams and was a stalwart in the 2024 postseason, struggled last season, going 1-5 with a 9.64 ERA in September.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

But the author’s sympathies extend well beyond the girls to the stalwart, fiercely protective aunt and grandmother who raise them, plus the many people who help shape their late adolescence and early adulthood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

He looked desperately sad and broken; even his stalwart manhood seemed to have shrunk somewhat under the strain of his much-tried emotions.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker