staunch

[US]/stɔːntʃ/
[UK]/stɔːntʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. strong and firm; resolute; loyal
vt. to stop; to stop bleeding

Phrases & Collocations

staunch supporter

staunch ally

staunch defender

Example Sentences

they were staunch chapel folk.

a staunch defier of tradition.

Politically, she is a staunch opponent of reform.

a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby.

She’s a staunch advocate of free trade.

They tried to staunch the flow of blood.

he staunched the blood with whatever came to hand.

A staunch materialist, he decries economy.

Staunch anti-whaling country Australia is among those that signed the demarche.

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