STRONG in a Sentence

Learn STRONG from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for STRONG, such as:
1. The battle is to the strong.
2. There's a strong bar on the door.
3. Peer pressure is strong among young people.
4. The party lacks a strong enough local base.
5. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of STRONG
strong
 a.  of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection
 a.  having strength or power greater than average or expected
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He mounted School House Hill at her side and walked on in silence till they reached the lane leading to the saw-mill; then the need of some definite assurance grew too strong for him.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
2  His dread was so strong that, man-like, he sought to postpone certainty.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In III
3  She lingered a moment, caught in the same strong current; then she slipped from him and drew back a step or two, pale and troubled.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
4  He was too young, too strong, too full of the sap of living, to submit so easily to the destruction of his hopes.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
5  And before supper is over she'll be going strong and breathing fire.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
6  His breath in her face was strong with Bourbon whisky mingled with a faint fragrance of mint.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
7  Willie was strong and healthy and of military age and yet he wasn't at the front.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
8  The tide of the Confederacy's fortune was running strong and full now, sweeping the people jubilantly along on its flood.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
9  Then he had kissed his father, with a dignified affectionate embrace that showed the strong quiet feeling that lay between them.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
10  She's so frail and weak and you're so strong, Scarlett.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
11  Faith in the General and the army was still strong.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
12  Atlanta, the heart of the Confederacy, was still beating full and strong, the railroads that were its arteries throbbing with the never-ending flow of men, munitions and supplies.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
13  She longed for the sight of Ellen's sweet face, for Mammy's strong arms around her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
14  With such strong arms about her, surely nothing could harm her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
15  He took her arm in a strong grasp and some of the vitality which animated him seemed to flow into her body.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
2  A strong woman will cry, but will not admit defeat.
3  Some institutions still have a strong bias against women.
4  The Republicans have launched a strong counterattack against the Democrats' manifesto.
5  The wooden bridge is not strong enough to allow the passage of lorries.
6  Peer pressure is strong among young people.
7  There's a strong argument for lowering the price.
8  Turning away under a strong attack is a sure recipe for defeat.
9  His first speech as president made a strong impression on his audience.
10  There is undoubtedly a groundswell of support for the idea of a strong central authority.
11  Couldn't hold back my tears, still strong smile.
12  The bag of sweets on the table was too strong a temptation for the child to resist.
13  There's a strong bar on the door.
14  The party lacks a strong enough local base.
15  The battle is to the strong.