6 sentences with “staunch”

One French territory, Burgundy, even declared its independence from France and became a staunch ally of the English for a time.

As noted above, Tsar Nicholas I was not only a staunch supporter of the Holy Alliance, but formed the world's first modern secret police force, the Third Section.

Outside the lands that would eventually become Russia, the Vikings were universally regarded as a terrifying threat, not least because of their staunch paganism and their rapacious treatment of Christians.

A staunch enemy of dogmas, distrustful of doctrines, Stephen Jay Gould gave impetus to and shed light on a branch of science that is sometimes arid, moves very slowly and, why not say it, with certain almost sacred dogmas.

De Maistre argued that human beings are unenlightened, not least because (as a staunch Catholic), he believed that all human souls are tainted by original sin. Left unchecked, human beings with too much freedom will always indulge in depravity.

In the spring of 1968, Czech Communist leader Alexander Dubcek (who had fought against the Nazis in the war and had been a staunch ally and trusted subordinate of the Soviets up to that point) received permission from Moscow to experiment with limited reforms.