STRUT in a Sentence

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11 example sentences for STRUT, such as:

1. He strutted up and down before the manager.
2. The band strutted their stuff in a free concert.
3. I strutted around Chicago as if I were really somebody.
4. A swaggering babe accustomed to strut in his own dooryard.
5. Don't strut out your resume until you have more accomplishments to list.

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 Meanings and Examples of STRUT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
strut
 n.  supporting bar or rod; proud step or walk, with the head erect; stubbornness
Classic Sentence:
1  A swaggering babe accustomed to strut in his own dooryard.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14
2  Harry as the Saracen should strut a bit more, and John needn't holler his inside out.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: 4 Eustacia Is Led on to an Adventure
3  Chimney swallows were darting swiftly across the yard, and chickens, ducks and turkeys were waddling and strutting and straggling in from the fields.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
4  The ducks and chickens were waddling and strutting off toward the fields, for under the bushes in the soft plowed earth were found the choicest worms and slugs.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
5  Eustacia then proceeded in her delivery, striking the sword against the staff or lance at the minatory phrases, in the orthodox mumming manner, and strutting up and down.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: 4 Eustacia Is Led on to an Adventure
6  In front of the first rank, along the river, three men, plastered with bright red earth from head to foot, strutted to and fro restlessly.
Heart of Darkness By Joseph Conrad
Context  Highlight   In III
Example Sentence:
1  Don't strut out your resume until you have more accomplishments to list.
2  This country is our closest and only meaningful ally, the main strut of international security.
3  He strutted up and down before the manager.
4  I strutted around Chicago as if I were really somebody.
5  The band strutted their stuff in a free concert.