How to Use brawn in a Sentence

brawn

noun
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  • The moral, in this case, is that brawn alone is not enough.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2020
  • One of these days, brawn is going to catch up with brain.
    — Nick Canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 Jan. 2018
  • An amalgam of brains and brawn, the little discs turned the punk world on its head.
    — John Petkovic, cleveland.com, 18 June 2017
  • And rookie Cale Makar leads a blue-line corps that has a good mix of skill and brawn.
    — Mike Chambers, The Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2020
  • Over the last nine months, her brawn has proved to be a crucial asset.
    — Morgen Peck, Glamour, 11 Dec. 2018
  • Understand, coxswains are considered the brain of the brawn that mans the oars.
    — David Whiting, Orange County Register, 24 May 2017
  • The construction team of the future may need more brains than brawn.
    — David Hambling, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Brazil's brawn Neymar is still the undisputed star of the Brazil team, but the pieces around him seem to be stronger now.
    — Martin Rogers, USA TODAY, 6 June 2018
  • As far as the game goes, this — like the first matchup — should be a battle of beauty versus brawn.
    — Jesse Newell, kansascity, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Tell them to keep their eyes, their brawn, the tentacles of their need sticking to my skin.
    — Vandana Khanna, The New Republic, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The humans in that one are keeping a list called The Achilles List of apes that might possess the smarts and the brawn to hit them in their achilles heel.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2021
  • At the 19 stops, the muscular crew uses cranes and brawn to download the cargo.
    — Fran Golden, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Sep. 2019
  • These days the power of the gods can barely compete with the brawn of marketing.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Use your brawn to accomplish the big stuff, but use your brain to get the little details right.
    — Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2022
  • One was a mix of grace, speed and dexterity; the other was a display of pure brawn.
    — Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2022
  • Sounds like this majestic creature might have had the brawn to help pull Santa’s team.
    — Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Most of the best football players mix brawn and brainpower.
    — Greg Bishop, The MMQB, 26 June 2017
  • Now the senior center is flexing some brawn, too, and the timing couldn’t be better.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
  • But this family-friendly resort has put its own twist on the feat of brains and a little brawn.
    — Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2021
  • Ever since the global war on terror launched in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, the insistence for their brand of brio, brains, and brawn has grown year by year.
    — Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Gavish, who is forty, has the kind of excess brawn that would deter most people from picking a fight.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2022
  • For the workers, the labor involved required skill, brawn, and a high tolerance for pain.
    — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022
  • What happens when a company gets pretty good with the brains part of the equation, but misses the mark on the brawn—or vice versa?
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Ultimately, the Bruins’ brawn and big-game poise won out.
    — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2019
  • So, to solve how to build a better sports car without boosting its brawn, the German marque leaned into the wind.
    — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2022
  • To keep revenue rolling in, Ford updated the Super Duty with plenty of tech to go with all that brawn.
    — Dallas News, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The film telegraphs that the true romance will be between Loretta and Alan, the repressed brain and the impractical brawn.
    — Amy Nicholson, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2022
  • The pose is ironic, because most of the time, Yank relies on his formidable brawn, not brains.
    — Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 9 Dec. 2017
  • This is not Rocky vs. Apollo, but two middle-aged men who specialize in brains rather than brawn.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2022
  • James is an unstoppable freight train who plays downhill and picks apart defenses with his brain and brawn.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 17 Dec. 2022

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