stout

Example Sentences

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Cleveland relies on its stout defense, but that unit didn’t show up in Week 15 against Chicago, surrendering 31 points.

From Los Angeles Times

I cruised into the little town of Clifden at a stout 125 kilometers per hour on a narrow two-lane road just as Storm Bram was ravaging Ireland’s Atlantic coast.

From Salon

The Browns are stout on defense, but the 49ers are getting healthier offensively and should take care of business on the road.

From Los Angeles Times

But the Trojan walk-on was totally neutralized by Oregon’s stout defensive front.

From Los Angeles Times

Too, in his current state, Quinzy hardly resembled the stout, silver-haired Edward Ashton who gazed forbiddingly from the portrait that hung not ten feet away.

From Literature