How to Use stout in a Sentence

stout

1 of 2 adjective
  • He has a stout heart.
  • His lawyer put up a stout defense in court.
  • All have the stout beak that gives the bird its name.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Their defense was just as stout.
    — Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025
  • The defense could be much stouter.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The penalty kill has been stout, too.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • But still, 495 pound-feet of torque, that’s stout.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 17 June 2026
  • Use a deterrent such as a stout stick.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Use a deterrent such as a stout stick.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • That’s driven the share price up a stout 170%.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • That lead was in good hands thanks to KP’s stout defense.
    — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The back end of the bullpen is stout, yet the lineup is dreadfully short.
    — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • These stackable sets of stout wine glasses solve both problems.
    — Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The short, stout tail works like a rudder; the back feet are partially webbed.
    — Abigail Tucker, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The defense really is stout against the run.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The Jets aren’t tackling yet, but their run defense has looked stout up front thus far.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • The critter, known for its short and stout body, is built to dig to protect itself when alarmed.
    — Michael Guise, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
  • While the lineup is stacked, the DR also is stout on the mound.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The short and stout table lamp is positively good enough to eat.
    — Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Add the tomatoes, stout, bay leaf, brown sugar and 1 teaspoon salt.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The high-flying passing offense will be replaced by a stout ground game.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Any question which of those teams has a stout and sturdy offensive line?
    — Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Use a stout wooden stake and place it in the soil near the center of the pot after filling it with soil.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026
  • In theory, a team with a stout defense doesn’t need a ton of scoring to compete.
    — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Detroit busted out as a stout playoff squad with Ivey on the sideline.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • An undersized pass-catcher who can be a stout blocker with a bit of fine-tuning?
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Gabriel Vaughn is what the river community would call a stout boater.
    — Outside, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The ride is firm, but bump isolation is good, and the vehicle structure feels stout.
    — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The Hawks defense hasn’t been stout in the past few games, leading to the ugly results.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026

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
  • And for all the good stuff about the new young wings, none of them is all that stout.
    — Jay King, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • Lagers, pale ales, hefeweizens, stouts, and Kölsch beers are all on the menu.
    — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
  • There will be a few darker options, too, whether its a black lager, brown ale, or stout.
    — Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Rodgers has been able to overcome that stout defense more often than not, though.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2021
  • There was a dark milk stout with cardamom and green peppercorn, meant to evoke chai tea.
    — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2021
  • For tasting, Columbus prefers stouts over ciders.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Scoop vanilla ice cream into your glass, then pour on the fudge sauce and chocolate stout.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The sticky but not sweet dark ale looked as black as a Guinness stout with a slight red tint to it.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Ireland is known for dark beers, and this delicious stew needs a good stout for flavor.
    — Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Oatmeal stouts are especially good, but any stout will work.
    — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Here’s an idea—try aging it in Guinness stout casks, the most Irish of all beers.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Its IPAs and stouts are still on tap at the new location.
    — Jenna Thompson june 8, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
  • To support the richness of the flavors, Japa needed to be a stout.
    — Emma Balter, Chron, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Dave’s Coffee per barrel to give their coffee stout a smooth and rich finish.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2021
  • The stout also won gold in 2018 and bronze in 2024.
    — Chadd Cripe. Produced With Ai Assistance, Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Their bullpen was stout, blanking the Giants over the final four innings.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
  • First time since 2017 that a coffee stout has been including.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 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
  • That’s almost like calling an imperial stout a light beer.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2026
  • 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
  • This was like all the best elements of an horchata at your favorite taco bar with the smoky malt of a perfect stout.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2022
  • The American appears too strong, with an array of good teams and stout resumes.
    — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Ranging from the tiny, hovering hummingbird to the stout, waddling duck and the long-legged stork.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • But Browns’ stout D will be the same for Brock Purdy coming off a three-pick game.
    — Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
  • He can be comforted knowing the Aztecs have a stout running game to balance the offense.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022

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