stout
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One man was summarily expelled after he posted a shot of Baby Guinness, a coffee-liqueur cocktail that looks like a stout but has no actual beer in it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
That resilience bodes well for Scotland's third group game, where another stout defensive display is of vital importance.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Diageo, the maker of Guinness stout and Smirnoff vodka, cut its sales outlook and slashed shareholder payouts Wednesday, as its new chief executive seeks to revive the struggling drinks group.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Dunk’s good, stout heart informs his determination to live up to the ancient chivalric oaths, which also makes him hopelessly naïve.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
Silently each one stood, armed with a stout staff.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
"A lot of pubs don't sell other stouts."
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2024
When it comes to stouts, Washington’s breweries know what they’re doing, and one of my favorites is Métier Brewing’s seasonal delight Grandma’s Hands.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
Molasses, cardamom, nutmeg and cinnamon flavors are all throughout many fall stouts.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
"That's not to say there aren't plenty of breweries making great lagers or stouts, but other styles like bitters, milds, saisons, etcetera are much harder to find than they were even 10 years ago."
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2022
But unfortunately the shorts, stouts, and mediums are not respectively standard according to bust-measure.
From The Perfect Gentleman by Ralph Bergengren
Mr. Walesa is now 82 and stouter than he was when he hurdled that fence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
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
Things are a bit stouter on the defensive side where four teams, led by No. 22 Florida, among the top 20 in yards given up this season.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
Seattle will have to be much stouter and disciplined up front.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
The clothes were poorly fitted for my frame, being cut for one much stouter, and the breeches fairly flapped about my knees.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
On X, formerly Twitter, Elbridge Colby, a former US deputy assistant secretary of defence in the Trump administration, wrote that Japan and India "are two of our very stoutest and important allies".
From BBC ● May 2, 2024
Grover Stewart and the Colts have been one of the stoutest run defenses in the NFL.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2022
A flagon of your stoutest for my friend.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
Now he was being thrust into 70 snaps against one of the Pac-12’s stoutest interiors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
In this awful situation, the stoutest hearts began to fail.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing stout
"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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"The First Day of School," Vocabulary from the short story
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