stouter
Example Sentences
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Mr. Walesa is now 82 and stouter than he was when he hurdled that fence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
The state applied these humiliating lessons to build a stouter bridge in 1950, and a parallel Narrows bridge in 2007.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024
Some snakes, such as boa constrictors, had long, slender upright teeth, whereas others, such as king snakes, had shorter, stouter, and more curved ones.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 4, 2024
The researchers suspect physical activity changes levels of brain chemicals related to mood, such as dopamine and serotonin, and reduces inflammation throughout the body and brain, contributing physiologically to stouter mental health.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2022
Mama was a short woman— a little stouter than she liked to admit—who wheezed and got a red face when she had to climb steps.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
