Examples of flinty in a Sentence
a flinty and determined hero
a flinty warrior hardened by years of battle
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Bea, meanwhile, lends the series some welcome bursts of warmth and sexiness in her growing connection to Sasha, played by Ninovskyi with an appealing combination of puppy-dog sweetness and flinty resolve.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Season 1 detailed how Robby—a crinkle-eyed stalwart whose stethoscope seems made of thorns—was still suffering from PTSD from his experiences working during the coronavirus pandemic, while a violent attack from a patient made the otherwise flinty Dana reconsider whether her job was still bearable.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Yet Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes, among others, insisted that Brown, whose archaic-modern style telescopes entire epochs into a few flinty lines, belongs among the major twentieth-century bards.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Hall’s performance demonstrates a flinty understanding of the consuming costs of fighting against fascist powers.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Season 1 detailed how Robby—a crinkle-eyed stalwart whose stethoscope seems made of thorns—was still suffering from PTSD from his experiences working during the coronavirus pandemic, while a violent attack from a patient made the otherwise flinty Dana reconsider whether her job was still bearable.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Yet Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes, among others, insisted that Brown, whose archaic-modern style telescopes entire epochs into a few flinty lines, belongs among the major twentieth-century bards.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Hall’s performance demonstrates a flinty understanding of the consuming costs of fighting against fascist powers.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flinty
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“Flinty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flinty. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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