How to Use strong in a Sentence

strong

1 of 2 adjective
  • The builder added supports to make the walls stronger.
  • The table should be strong enough to survive the trip.
  • He's as strong as an ox.
  • He'll return to work when he's feeling a little stronger.
  • The urge to flee before the taps are switched off is strong.
    Aryn Baker, TIME.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Fox said ad spending has been strong through the start of the year.
    Suzanne Vranica, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2021
  • When radar comes from the side, the returns are stronger.
    Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 23 May 2018
  • Both storms this month brought heavy rain and strong winds.
    Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2021
  • The desire to be rid of the virus is strong as fatigue has set in.
    Cameron Fields, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2021
  • This will give the daffodils enough time to grow a strong root base.
    Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Now the men full of strong drink have trodden in the fireplaces.
    Longreads, 29 Aug. 2017
  • Laird's strong running was a good sign for the ground game.
    USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Thank you for being brave enough and strong enough to talk about it.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2022
  • So stop trying to go away from the things that make him the strongest.
    Jamie Samuelsen, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Thursday looks strong enough to keep the company in the game.
    Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 24 June 2021
  • His face was strong and blocky, his white hair thick and rough.
    Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Once the birds are strong, take them half a mile away and release them.
    Malia Wollan, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Lots of things are still going strong and the mail keeps pouring in.
    Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Sep. 2019
  • This drives up demand for the dollar and keeps the dollar strong.
    Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Ultimately, the mic here is strong enough to do the job.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 21 Feb. 2022
  • That’s a very strong statement to the Afghans this morning.
    NBC News, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Our hearts and wallets will feel a strong urge to help others in need.
    Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 1 Feb. 2021
  • With a strong and steady breeze, the air temperature was in the teens.
    Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2022
  • So that the sisterhood is strong when a woman is in need.
    Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Forty percent of your body is a lot but Paul has a strong heart.
    Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 23 Dec. 2019
  • This is not good salesmanship, but the songs are strong.
    Josh Chesler, SPIN, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Her black hair stood out even stronger in contrast to her sharp white suit.
    Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 3 Feb. 2020
  • The strongest storms could have wind gusts strong enough to bring down trees and power lines.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Always be strong enough to stand in your truth because guess who got you?
    Rachel Yang, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2020
  • His presence is strong enough to jump genre boundaries.
    Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2021
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strong

2 of 2 adverb
  • James learned that the record company strong-armed the others to get rights to the song.
    Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Like the first and second sets, the Vikings came out strong early in the fourth.
    Tim Schwartz, baltimoresun.com, 4 Nov. 2019
  • That said, the two were able to get past the roadblocks and have been going strong ever since.
    Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE.com, 26 Sep. 2019
  • Finish your workday strong, then kick back and relax in the evening.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Ashley and Cara have been going strong for quite a while now.
    Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Pike Road started off strong and looked to be in control early in the game.
    al, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Defense think tanks keep the ship of state on a somewhat even keel, even when the winds are blowing strong.
    Robert Bateman, Esquire, 16 Jan. 2018
  • The Swishers are still going strong more than a decade later.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Skynyrd reformed a decade later, and the band has been going strong ever since.
    Mary Colurso, AL.com, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Woods is strong as an ox and won’t get thrown to the ground the way some of his nose tackle predecessors were.
    Stephen Holder, Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2017
  • But that does not mean Trump is strong-arming him at every turn.
    Jordan Fabian, Bloomberg.com, 6 Oct. 2020
  • But while your legs and thighs are going strong, your arms are doing nothing much.
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 6 Oct. 2017
  • That one goal turned out to be enough for the win, as the Marriotts Ridge defense held strong the rest of the way.
    Brent Kennedy, Howard County Times, 1 Sep. 2017
  • That isn’t a bad price for a company whose solo act is going strong.
    Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 7 June 2018
  • Now, the job market is staying strong, despite clear signs of a downturn.
    Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Ben gives Darlene a run for her money in terms of being strong and standing up to her.
    Lynette Rice, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2019
  • His love of running burns strong, as does a desire for redemption.
    David Wharton, latimes.com, 21 June 2019
  • It's been a challenge for NBA teams to finish off the road trip strong.
    Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Put simply, his base is staying strong and even growing.
    Brendan Lind, The Conversation, 10 June 2019
  • The camaraderie has kept Maguire going strong for nearly six decades.
    Andrew Joseph, For The Win, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Colin Firth and his wife Livia Firth are staying strong in the midst of scandal.
    Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Calzada is the classic strong-armed pro-style quarterback.
    Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Beth is staying strong after she was diagnosed with throat cancer for the second time.
    Megan Stein, Country Living, 9 June 2019
  • She’s been going strong since then – for six years in November.
    Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The peak of the storm will come overnight into Friday, with heavy rains bringing strong to damaging winds.
    Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The silk is mounted on muslin, for a wall covering so strong some people move it between houses.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2019
  • So he strong-armed him into joining the powerlifting team.
    Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Ring spun cotton: long and short fibers are tightly twisted, making the towel loops strong and smooth.
    Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Early into courting, that’s when the bunny phase is going strong.
    Beca Grimm, GQ, 12 Feb. 2018
  • Four months after his injury, Matt's calves are looking strong again.
    Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 20 Aug. 2022

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