stoutly
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Standing stoutly on a granite rock just off Wilshire Boulevard in MacArthur Park, Harrison Gray Otis has lost his retinue.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024
General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, head of Ukraine's southern group of forces, said troops around Avdiivka were "stoutly holding their defences".
From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2023
Derek McInnes's men had defended stoutly for the opening 45 minutes, limiting Celtic to one deflected shot on target, that from Jota who was stymied by Taylor's desperate block.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2023
After the armed suppression of protests in 1989, he stoutly defended people accused of fomenting “counterrevolutionary turmoil.”
From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2022
“No, I won’t!” returned Jo stoutly, feeling much relieved that her prank was not entirely condemned.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing stoutly
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