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How to use the word sturdy in a Sentence?

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We gave him a couple supplemental bottle feedings and then returned him to mom, and then overnight, he was nursing just fine. He’s a sturdy little guy, and quite handsome.

Kelly Gomez

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Hang the coat on a sturdy wooden or plastic form fitting hanger when not wearing.

Wayne Edelman

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I hope that those responsible for the decision to use this facility will be reprimanded, there are enough abandoned facilities in Donbas with sturdy buildings and basements where personnel can be quartered.

Daniil Bezsonov

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It was a good sturdy house until the other night.

Jason White

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We meant no disrespect, and just wanted to show off how effective and sturdy the beds are in the Olympic Village, we actually enjoy sleeping on these beds and think they are a great and sustainable option for future Olympics.

Ben Wanger

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon.

Sir Winston Churchill

added by ValidVibes
3 years ago

It's been a long year, it's been a tough year, and I think a lot of people are looking for a light in their lives right now, it gives everyone something to hang on, to hold on and to sturdy their faith, I guess is how I feel.

Ray Kapaun

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Even sturdy and well secured tent structures could be damaged.

The NWS

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

The zonkey combines the sturdy body of its donkey sire and the striped legs of its zebra mother, which makes for a striking creature, while it should otherwise lead a normal life, zonkeys are mules, meaning that it will be unable to successfully breed once it reaches maturity.

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The one thing that is sure right now is this USMCA is far better than what we have on all fronts, so if the argument becomes the status quo vs. the new or renewed USMCA, I think that we can make a pretty sturdy argument in support of what we've done. We've improved this package.

Richard Neal

Found on CNN
4 years ago

You are safer practicing the drop, cover and hold on maneuver under a sturdy piece of furniture like a strong desk or table.

The USGS

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I guess they’re comfortable, they look pretty sturdy, and they make you look two inches taller.

Andrew Raisman

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

At the end of the movie I ran down the stairs and he was just wiping his tears away and I was able to shake his hand and give him a proper salute, i really hope that the younger generations can understand what it was like and really count their blessings. We’re so lucky. Sturdy advises younger generations to keep thinking about the events of Dunkirk.

Kelly Kwamsoos

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

We're now making an amphibious robot that will have the same swimming and walking properties, but will be a bit more sturdy, here clearly there's a big interest of having a robot that can crawl, go through small spaces, can swim a bit. And if you have a collapsed building; you think there are survivors, you will not send a dog because maybe the building is too dangerous. It may be very interesting to have an amphibious robot that you remote control; see if there are survivors and decide then if it's worth sending a team or not.

Professor Auke Ijspeert

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We've seen an opening leg down on sentiment from Wall Street's bad day, but the good thing is the Nikkei looks quite sturdy, holding its spot around 19,500 points, i can't see the Nikkei being sold off when the yen's still holding the 123 handle.

Gavin Parry

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's amazing how strong glue and toilet paper can be. After I made it I was hitting on it like a drum ... it's very sturdy, i don't even know how many layers (there are)- I just did it until I thought it would stay together.

Carol Touchstone

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I live in my house as I live inside my skin: I know more beautiful, more ample, more sturdy and more picturesque skins: but it would seem to me unnatural to exchange them for mine.

Primo Levi

added by anonymous
10 years ago

The key to every man is his thought. Sturdy and defying though he look, he has a helm which he obeys, which is the idea after which all his facts are classified. He can only be reformed by showing him a new idea which commands his own.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

added by anonymous
13 years ago

In the absences of a decent time machine, fiction remains the most sturdy vehicle for visiting other eras.

Tom Nolan

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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