6 sentences with 'staunch'
Example sentences and phrases with the word staunch and other words derived from it.
• « 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. »
• « One French territory, Burgundy, even declared its independence from France and became a staunch ally of the English for a time. »
• « 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. »
• « 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. »
• « 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. »
• « 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. »