Sentence examples for a staunch old from inspiring English sources

Like "a staunch old whaling bark," the editors wrote, the "Journal is to be hauled out on the beach".

He once pursued a staunch Old Master style under the tutelage of David A. Leffel, a modern master of classical technique, making painstaking portraits and still lifes in the uber-classical tradition of Rembrandt and Vermeer.

Rožmitál, posing as a staunch supporter of the old faith, ingratiated himself with the king and regained his office.

If that is the mood in his home state, it is no wonder that McCain is battling for reelection as a staunch conservative, shunning his old maverick ways.

Standing at the podiums are Grace Poe, celebrity royalty with her smooth hair and classy accent, and Mar Roxas with his yellow shirt marking him as a staunch Liberal of the old regime.

The 78-year-old was a staunch opponent of any of VW's brands entering F1, partly because of his personal antipathy towards F1 commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone.

As a promoted war hero nearing the end of his career, Stewart cuts a trim, staunch, but older figure.

In the UK he was a staunch Labour party member of the "old Labour" stripe.

Then again, Ms. Napoli, the oldest daughter of a staunch Italian Roman Catholic who helped run Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, has always considered herself a little different.

Sarah, the older sister, was a staunch Unionist and abolitionist, but Fan had sided with her father after the divorce and during the Civil War.

A staunch environmental advocate, the 31-year-old star recently launched the Honest Company, which makes nontoxic, ecofriendly baby gear.