brawny

Example Sentences

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Compared to the world-class athletes and physical specimens who catch footballs for a living, the Seattle wideout isn’t especially brawny, tall, or speedy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Key details: Consumer spending, the chief engine of the economy, grew at a brawny 3.5% rate in third quarter.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

As players led a brawny ape and a cartwheeling monkey through jungles, ancient ruins and snowscapes, they were treated to a musical smorgasbord of atmospheric tunes.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2024

He was tall and brawny, with leafy brown hair.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024

“Your axeV exclaimed the larger of the riders, a brawny man with a shaggy beard and a shock of orange hair. “Did you hear that, Haldon?

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin