STRONG in a Sentence

Learn STRONG from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

420 example sentences for STRONG, such as:

1. His sense of duty is very strong.
2. Scrumpy is a type of strong cider.
3. His wife has a strong personality.
4. The strong usually dominate over the weak.
5. The battle does not always belong to the strong.

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 Meanings and Examples of STRONG
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
strong
 a.  mentally powerful
 a.  powerful in a specific field
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He mounted School House Hill at her side and walked on in silence till they reached the lane leading to the saw-mill; then the need of some definite assurance grew too strong for him.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
2  His dread was so strong that, man-like, he sought to postpone certainty.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In III
3  She lingered a moment, caught in the same strong current; then she slipped from him and drew back a step or two, pale and troubled.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
4  He was too young, too strong, too full of the sap of living, to submit so easily to the destruction of his hopes.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
5  And before supper is over she'll be going strong and breathing fire.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
6  His breath in her face was strong with Bourbon whisky mingled with a faint fragrance of mint.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
7  Willie was strong and healthy and of military age and yet he wasn't at the front.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
8  The tide of the Confederacy's fortune was running strong and full now, sweeping the people jubilantly along on its flood.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
9  Then he had kissed his father, with a dignified affectionate embrace that showed the strong quiet feeling that lay between them.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
10  She's so frail and weak and you're so strong, Scarlett.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
11  Faith in the General and the army was still strong.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
12  Atlanta, the heart of the Confederacy, was still beating full and strong, the railroads that were its arteries throbbing with the never-ending flow of men, munitions and supplies.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
13  She longed for the sight of Ellen's sweet face, for Mammy's strong arms around her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
14  With such strong arms about her, surely nothing could harm her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
15  He took her arm in a strong grasp and some of the vitality which animated him seemed to flow into her body.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  The battle does not always belong to the strong.
17  Some violent men beat up their sons, until the boys are strong enough to hit back.
18  The fire spread very rapidly because of the strong wind.
19  Truth is honest, truth is sure; Truth is strong and must endure.
20  Scrumpy is a type of strong cider.
21  If someone is strong enough to bring you down,show them you are strong enough to get up.
22  The strong usually dominate over the weak.
23  To be angry with a weak man is a proof that you are not very strong yourself.
24  His sense of duty is very strong.
25  We need a leader with vision and strong principles.
26  Weak men wait for opportunity, but the strong men make it.
27  Little drops of water finally can wear stone, not because it is strong, but due to circadian won't drop pendant.
28  She must be very strong to carry such a weight on her back.
29  She tried to create the impression of strong sunlight by stippling the canvas in yellow and white.
30  His wife has a strong personality.