Examples of 'were staunch' in a sentence

Meaning of "were staunch"

were staunch - Describes individuals who are loyal, committed, and unwavering in their support for a particular cause, belief, or person

How to use "were staunch" in a sentence

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Both were staunch friends of the arts.
They told me you were staunch.
My parents were staunch in their support of the institution.
This is not to say the drafters of the charter were staunch advocates of liberty.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted.
The couple had three children and were staunch supporters of education.
They were staunch supporters of the prevailing social establishment.
Many family relatives of the Caecilia gens were staunch supporters of the optimates party.
They were staunch believers in scientific.
Some would say that Ben and I were staunch adversaries at the time.
Victorians were staunch believers in the power of messages through flowers.
Some of history 's most famous writers, inventors and architects were staunch pencil users.
Legislators who in the past were staunch supporters have also distanced themselves.
Of the Labour GLC members, around 16, including Livingstone, were staunch leftists.
They were staunch believers who kept the Christian traditions faithfully.

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All my classmates were staunch Confederates.
They were staunch Roman Catholics and Tixall was the centre of the local Catholic community.
Now admittedly, her family were staunch Pentecostalists.
They were staunch abolitionists, whose home served as a stop on the Underground Railroad.
The young Swedish social democrats were staunch anti-militarists.
The Erskines were staunch supporters of the Clan Bruce.
Even the early trade unions, e.g., in Great Britain, were staunch believers in laissez-faire.
Ancient Egyptians were staunch believers of life after death and rebirth.
Both his father and his father-in-law were staunch opponents of Hasidism.
The Torriani were staunch members of the Guelph faction in Italy.
Cossacks and Russians, unsurprisingly, were staunch foes of Chechen independence from Russia.
Both were staunch supporters of the Dalai Lama, whose successor they were supposed to recognise.
The Threipland family were staunch supporters of the Jacobites.
They were staunch Democrats.
The Flanagan family were staunch supporters of the Fenian movement.
Bancroft 's parents were staunch abolitionists and the family home was a station on the Underground Railroad.
My parents were staunch Catholics.
The Buchan Barons of Auchmacoy were staunch royalists and supporters of the House of Stuart.
The Early Nationalists were staunch believers in open-minded and moderate politics.
The apostles, too, were staunch defenders of social justice.

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