sturdily

A tumblebug came next, heaving sturdily at its ball, and Tom touched the creature, to see it shut its legs against its body and pretend to be dead.

The wooden table was built sturdily to withstand heavy weights.

She tied the package sturdily with a strong rope.

The old bridge was constructed sturdily to endure harsh weather conditions.

He stood sturdily on the rocky cliff, unaffected by the strong winds.

The house was built sturdily with thick walls and sturdy beams.

The old tree trunk stood sturdily despite the storm raging around it.

The suitcase was packed sturdily to protect fragile items inside.

The fortress was constructed sturdily with thick stone walls and heavy gates.

The tent was pitched sturdily to withstand strong winds and heavy rain.

The new bridge was designed sturdily to support heavy traffic flow.

They built their houses sturdily, so that many years later their sons and grandsons could still live in them.

M. Riviere met the question sturdily.

" You're another, " quoth Tom, very sturdily.

Despite a big tax increase on January 1st, employment, retail sales and housing all performed sturdily in January and February this year.

Eleseus was inclined to be ailing somehow, but the other took nourishment sturdily, like a fat cherub, and when he wasn't crying, he slept.

At one end a bronze figure sturdily held a support for a separated chamber, and at convenient places on the ceiling were frescos in olive and silver.

I have a picture from that day—Mom, looking both tired and amused, is sitting in a chair in her dooryard, holding Joe in her lap while Naomi stands sturdily beside her.

Women, I allow, may have different duties to fulfil; but they are HUMAN duties, and the principles that should regulate the discharge of them, I sturdily maintain, must be the same.

TOPSY-TURVY JO A SONG FROM THE SUDS Queen of my tub, I merrily sing, While the white foam rises high, And sturdily wash and rinse and wring, And fasten the clothes to dry.