staunch

How To Use staunch In A Sentence

• I was born into a staunch Roman Catholic family and was indoctrinated with those beliefs as I grew up.
• Cecil was a staunch Protestant but, like the king, took a relatively tolerant attitude towards Catholics.
• Summary: Although staunch is the most common spelling of the adjective meaning “firm” and stanch is the most common spelling of the verb meaning “stop (the flow)”, both spellings are acceptable for both meanings. Stanching staunch prescriptivism « Motivated Grammar
• I visited her for a little while yesterday afternoon, mindful of Rayna's kind advice, crying like the most unstaunch of sheilas, and, in the end, just holding her hand to my face, which she recognised.
• To balance this he remained a staunch member of the Church of England and a firm believer in the indissoluble union between Church and State.
• Of course, the possibility for error forever looms, never to be completely staunched. Four Lost Measures Found
• He's not one of your crazy futurists - he won't dole out contraceptive medicine to anyone unmarried, say, and despite being an ob-gyn, he's a staunch pro-lifer.
• I have, since it was first threatened with closure, been a staunch campaigner both locally and in Parliament to save the maternity unit.
• staunch the blood flow
• He appeals to a staunch, hard-core audience, and it would be a shame if they muzzle him.