How to Use stout in a Sentence

stout

1 of 2 adjective
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  • He has a stout heart.
  • His lawyer put up a stout defense in court.
  • Any team struggling to stop the run will be in on the stout Ika.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The Jets have lost three of four, and their stout defense is banged up.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The bad: Just as the finish is favorable, the start is stout.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Can Rhule and his staff build a defense that hasn’t been stout for years?
    — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2023
  • That’s a testament to their stout play upfront on both sides of the ball.
    — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The short, stout tail works like a rudder; the back feet are partially webbed.
    — Abigail Tucker, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The natural counter to a stout pass defense, of course, is running the ball.
    — Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022
  • For one thing, whereas the initial works were tall and thin, these new ones are stout.
    — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Parker uses a four-man front and the 2022 version is deep and stout.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2022
  • In the winter, a few of the small, stout songbirds make their way west to California, or to the Gulf Coast in the east.
    — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Tyreek Hill is dealing with a hand injury, and a stout defense should keep the Jets in this game for a while.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Rutgers is stout on the ground and not easily beaten through the air.
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2022
  • The defense has also been stout, ranking in the top 10 in points allowed.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Hinderliter grabbed the rope, and with three stout lines in the gator, the hunters eventually hauled the big gator close to shore.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Deely was a stout rim-protector down low and a willing passer in the high post.
    — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024
  • White, two-inch flowers appear singly or in groups of two or three on a stout stem about the same height as the foliage clump.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2024
  • And while stout, green Anjou pears and soft, juicy Bartletts have their place, the absolute star of the season is Asian pears.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 15 Sep. 2023
  • That's a stout power-to-weight ratio to squeeze into a 74-inch wheelbase.
    — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Darnold was lucky to have the run game supporting him, as well as a defense that remained stout.
    — Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The 49ers corners are the weaknesses to an overall stout defense.
    — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2023
  • But the Razorbacks stood stout, stopping two John Emery runs.
    — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The pickup was registered to the stout man, Kyle Handley.
    — Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Also, having a stout defense to keep us in the game and even make game-changing plays to shift the close matches on top of the offense.
    — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The ride is firm, but bump isolation is good, and the vehicle structure feels stout.
    — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Norse had their worst shooting game of the season against Houston’s stout defense.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2023
  • But the Dutch attack fizzled, turned back by a stout Senegalese backline.
    — Ben Shpigel, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Accolades go to the stout and well-made remote control.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 18 June 2023
  • The Cardinal are not a stout defense against either the run or pass and had a lot of challenges tackling against USC.
    — oregonlive, 30 Sep. 2022
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stout

2 of 2 noun
  • The peat fumes and the stout opened the men’s mouths for them.
    — Kevin Barry, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Dark beers like porters or stouts will not show the green at all.
    — Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Guinness isn't the only Irish stout out there, of course!
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Shelby sipped a local stout and zoomed in on the Maps app.
    — Isha Marathe, Bon Appétit, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Seen here in black, the boot is also available in stout.
    — Kristi Kellogg, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2022
  • To support the richness of the flavors, Japa needed to be a stout.
    — Emma Balter, Chron, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The obvious choice is to go black with an Irish dry stout.
    — Michael Agnew, Star Tribune, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Founder Gary Rogers calls this a Ukrainian strong stout.
    — Gary Dzen, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Here’s an idea—try aging it in Guinness stout casks, the most Irish of all beers.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2022
  • With the shorter stem, Apple can make the case more stout, while the lack of ear tips means the case can be less wide as well.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 7 May 2021
  • Their run defense looked stout against the Raiders and Chiefs, then gave up 151 rushing yards to the Jacksonville.
    — Chron, 30 Sep. 2022
  • There will be a few darker options, too, whether its a black lager, brown ale, or stout.
    — Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2022
  • An Old-Fashioned is the milk stout of the spirit world, va-va-voom velvety when the boots and jackets come out.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Scoop vanilla ice cream into your glass, then pour on the fudge sauce and chocolate stout.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2023
  • There was a dark milk stout with cardamom and green peppercorn, meant to evoke chai tea.
    — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2021
  • There’s a citrus backbone to each of the first three whiskeys, which taste lighter and brighter than something made with, say, a stout or a brown ale.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Their bullpen was stout, blanking the Giants over the final four innings.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
  • Rodgers has been able to overcome that stout defense more often than not, though.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2021
  • But craft beer is much more than stouts, sours and other hops-and-malt razzle-dazzle.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Ranging from the tiny, hovering hummingbird to the stout, waddling duck and the long-legged stork.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2022
  • The reputation of the world’s foremost Irish dry stout turned recordkeeper was on the line here.
    — Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The menu includes Irish favorites, from fish and chips and lamb shoulder braised in Irish stout to treacle brown bread.
    — Wendy O’Dea, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The two formed a stout last line of defense for the Bearcats, not just by blocking shots but also by altering them.
    — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The coffee-vanilla stout is back, this time aged in Sagamore rye barrels for 17 months.
    — Matt Koesters, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2021
  • First time since 2017 that a coffee stout has been including.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The Falcons stout defense hasn’t allowed a point all season.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Sep. 2021
  • The huge rotors and stout calipers, meanwhile, were sourced from a Mustang GT500 and give the Jumpacan plenty of stopping power.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 July 2021
  • He can be comforted knowing the Aztecs have a stout running game to balance the offense.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Ireland is known for dark beers, and this delicious stew needs a good stout for flavor.
    — Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Such trees, gnarly and stout, can live for hundreds of years on the harsh, stony landscape of the higher elevations.
    — Robert O'Harrow Jr., Washington Post, 3 June 2022

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