How to Use staunch in a Sentence

staunch

1 of 2 adjective
  • She is a staunch advocate of women's rights.
  • I'm one of his staunchest supporters.
  • He's a staunch believer in the value of regular exercise.
  • But the staunch Catholic wouldn’t take his own life, his mother said.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
  • On the contrary, the men have become staunch creatures of habit.
    — Carlos Aguilar, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The summons is a rare move between staunch allies.
    — ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Julianne Moore is a staunch hater of one of the world’s most beloved comfort foods.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
  • And Israel has a staunch friend in the White House.
    — Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Um, my mom was my staunchest defender.
    — Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Forget the critics and the staunch music execs, the fans are so ready!
    — Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
  • India is a staunch ally of Hasina.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The bill has drawn staunch opposition from business groups.
    — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
  • His usually staunch defensive game has looked a lot more suspect.
    — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • Even the staunchest skeptics were forced to acknowledge the progress on display.
    — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 15 June 2026
  • Palace’s defence, so staunch for much of this campaign, snuffed out any serious danger.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • But even the staunchest skeptic would fold under these statistics.
    — Zeniya Cooley, refinery29.com, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The staunch support from oil and gas producers wasn’t preordained.
    — Laura Davison, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Crow, long a staunch supporter of the conference, is now tasked with a huge decision.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Everyone is done with her, perhaps no one more than Jess, once her staunch defender.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But if Postecoglou is a staunch ideologue, Frank is a proud pragmatist.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Janey has long been her brother-in-law’s staunchest defenders, with the case inspiring her to go to law school.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
  • What hasn’t changed is Troublé’s staunch belief in giving clients fair value for money.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The Rangers, on the other hand, have been staunch on defense, with the sixth lowest goals-against average.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Even for Tomlin’s most staunch supporters, patience seems to be running thin.
    — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Martinez has been a staunch advocate for Palestinians for years.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Bondi has remained a staunch Trump loyalist.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
  • United have long prided themselves on staunch defending.
    — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • He's been a staunch supporter of the death penalty from day one, as illustrated by the toy electric chairs on his desk.
    — Haley Bemiller, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Domenicali has been a staunch defender of F1 against criticisms of the new rules.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Powered by 178 rushing yards and a staunch defense, many could have believed that the game was all but over at that point.
    — Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2023

staunch

2 of 2 verb
  • But that hasn’t staunched a meltdown of late and 27 blown saves.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Fahd, cradling his bloodied baby, pressing his hand to Sam’s head in a futile attempt to staunch the bleeding.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
  • Jernigan said the next CDC director will have to figure out how to staunch the bleeding.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 30 Mar. 2026
  • One, a pediatric ER doctor, wrapped his arm in a makeshift tourniquet and stuffed the wound to staunch the bleeding while others called for help.
    — Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
  • One, a pediatric ER doctor, wrapped his arm in a makeshift tourniquet and stuffed the wound to staunch the bleeding while others called for help.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • The researchers confirmed this was a case of the food supply of this black hole being staunched, by ruling out the possibility that a cloud of gas had passed in front of the accretion disk, temporarily blocking its light.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • As for whether the federal government will ever step in to help staunch the bleeding of the mass production exodus, Lowe adds himself to a growing list of names advocating for such a move as well.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
  • If not $350 million, the Post-Gazette has continued to lose enormous sums of money, and when the Block family couldn't staunch the bleeding, nobody was stepping up to buy it.
    — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Fishman credits the trio of leaders who have steered the company for the past 16 months — co-CEOs George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins — for staunching the losses.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025

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