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Meaning staunch meaning

What does staunch mean?

staunch

— adjective (= steadfast, unswerving) firm and dependable especially in loyalty a steadfast ally a staunch defender of free speech unswerving devotion unswerving allegiance — verb (= stem) stop the flow of a liquid staunch the blood flow stem the tide

Synonyms staunch synonyms

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staunch English » English

steadfast faithful stanch halt trusty true loyal firm strong stop upright unswerving stem steady resolute honest constant abate straightforward solid reliable quell prorogue lift end discontinue devoted determined dependable worthy watertight valorous valiant unimpeachable unflinching trustworthy terminate substantial stallwart stable right honourable good gallant forthright finish fast dedicated credible conclude

Topics staunch topics

What do people use staunch to talk about?
Person Body functions

Bleed, blood
Social behavior Behavior Honest

Faithful

Conjugation staunch conjugation

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staunch · verb

Examples staunch examples

How do I use staunch in a sentence?

Simple sentences

In order to staunch the flow of blood, apply direct pressure to the wound.

Movie subtitles

Be staunch!
And how is the staunch General Scott?
Why, you're my staunch ally. My teammate, my good right arm.
Founder Bodhidharma, Brother Kongxing was staunch he did a good job in managing the Hall of Discipline.
My father is an iron-master, and a staunch supporter of the Conservative Party.
A staunch anti-communist with influential friends in the government.
He was staunch and true little Tonga. No man ever had a more faithful mate.
Since you are a staunch supporter of capital punishment. you'll be glad that the state legislature has just reinstated the death penalty. and guess who's not pulling the switch this time?
I got cotton in it to staunch the pus.
Staunch fellow.
Staunch supporter of the tobacco lobby.
He was a staunch Christian, he didn't even drink.
It was his staunch defense of the American way of life. That first brought Roy Cohn to the attention of Senator McCarthy.
I've always been staunch.
Don't they realize that Richelieu is my dearest friend and staunch defender?
The gallant allies, the staunch companions.
And your hypocrisy in condemning your staunch friends.
It's that staunch, God-fearing drudge rearing up at you. at the thought of playing a little well-compensated hooky!
Oh, you're so staunch, so brave.
Ladies, if you could staunch your good hearts a moment. we're talking about a man who's stolen our property. and tried to bury us in pig pellets!
You know, somebody once said. that although the Americans and the English are staunch allies. they're separated by a common language.
Couldn't let a staunch ally leave without a hat. Hey! Hey!
But how can it be my fault that you conquered me with tenderness, with staunch devotion, with the power of your love, steadfast and strong as a mountain stream?
And other times I have been a staunch atheist.
It was his staunch defence of the American way of life that Hrst brought Roy Cohn to the attention of Senator McCarthy.
You were a staunch supporter of the Registration Act, but it seems your ideas on the mutant problem have changed.
He'll be all right if we can staunch the bleeding.
A minor cut in my skin sounds a local alarm and the blood spins a complex net of strong fibers to form a clot and staunch the flow of blood.
A special Party envoy came out from the Reich. to bring the hero of the Reich. future son of Captain von Lerenau. aristocrat and staunch anti-Semite. to the most elite Hitler Youth School.
And I say this with an unblemished record of staunch heterosexuality.
A staunch supporter of the military and of veterans he's been a strong proponent of sound fiscal policy.
Plus two staunch conservatives, plus Justice Ashland the one clarion voice articulating a liberal vision.
A staunch friend.
She can staunch bleeding, heal burns and everything.
A staunch Republican, he claims he has a weekly conference call with the President, and has also rubbed shoulders with Tony Blair and Ariel Sharon.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted. They fell with their faces to the foe.

News and current affairs

Indonesia's courts are cleaner at the top, and the Head of the Supreme Court is a staunch advocate of democracy and press freedom.
In these epochal battles, women's fiercest enemy has been tradition, and its staunch ally: religion.
He is a staunch advocate of industrial policies, which will lead him into sharp confrontation with the European Commission and many of his colleagues.
But sensitivity to human rights has done nothing to staunch trade unionism's worldwide decline.
After the war, an equally deep aversion to Communism made him a staunch ally of the United States; Richard Nixon became a close friend.
Ending CIA-caused mayhem would go far to staunch the instability, violence, and anti-Western hatred that fuels today's terrorism.
Now, too, people warn of Muslim tricksters, states within states, the impossibility of assimilation, and the necessity for staunch secularists to free the benighted Muslims from their faith.
To staunch the flow of migrants over the Balkan route, Hungary has imposed controls on its borders - and was promptly followed by Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Croatia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Poland.
One comprises the US security establishment, including the military, the intelligence agencies, and their staunch supporters in Congress.
Until a decade ago, Turkey was regarded as no more than a staunch NATO ally.
Saad Eddin Ibrahim is a liberal: he is also a staunch Egyptian and Arab nationalist.
Add to the critiques that of Nobel laureate Robert Solow, a staunch supporter of Obama's Democratic Party.
Finland, a staunch supporter of firm austerity policies, is in negative territory for the first half of the year.
This would have serious consequences for the US and other staunch Western supporters of Israel that have major strategic and economic interests in the region.
It will be particularly significant for Poland, a staunch ally of the US in NATO.
To be sure, Iran's alliances are vulnerable to erosion and, in the case of two staunch allies, Syria and Venezuela, to outright collapse.
True, China cannot entirely overlook US pressure and the staunch opposition of its top oil supplier, Saudi Arabia, to Iran's nuclear program.
As a result, an audience of staunch Atlanticists saw Germany as a responsible, reliable ally.
For Palestinians, the US - a staunch ally of Israel whose leaders have strong domestic political incentives not to challenge it - cannot act as an honest broker in negotiations.

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