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, 13 May 2026
• Use a deterrent such as a stout stick.
  — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
• 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
• That’s driven the share price up a stout 170%.
  — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• Can Rhule and his staff build a defense that hasn’t been stout for years?
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2023
• For one thing, whereas the initial works were tall and thin, these new ones are stout.
  — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2023
• 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
• That’s a testament to their stout play upfront on both sides of the ball.
  — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2022
• 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
• Rutgers is stout on the ground and not easily beaten through the air.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2022
• The short and stout table lamp is positively good enough to eat.
  — Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
• Deely was a stout rim-protector down low and a willing passer in the high post.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024
• 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
• The natural counter to a stout pass defense, of course, is running the ball.
  — Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022

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
• Most of the early craft beers were ales, like pale ales, IPAs, porters and stouts.
  — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
• 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