brawnier; brawniest
Examples of brawny in a Sentence
the store manager always asked the brawniest person there to do the heavy lifting
brawny arms that weren't developed in the gym but by years of work in the construction business
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The actor Nicholas Christopher—brawny, bald, with a perpetually cocked eyebrow that brings to mind Yul Brynner—strode through the aisles of Tashkent Supermarket in Brighton Beach one afternoon.
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Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
For example, the V3 Ship's propulsion system has been overhauled to accommodate Raptor 3, a new, brawnier version of the engine that powers both of Starship's stages.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Taurus’s strong and brawny vibe is 100% visible in Scrappy-Doo.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
People who build big and brawny machines tend to have egos to match.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
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Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
For example, the V3 Ship's propulsion system has been overhauled to accommodate Raptor 3, a new, brawnier version of the engine that powers both of Starship's stages.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Taurus’s strong and brawny vibe is 100% visible in Scrappy-Doo.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
People who build big and brawny machines tend to have egos to match.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brawny
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“Brawny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brawny. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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