fount

Example Sentences

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I, too, wish that things were different, that the two men who acted as the fount for the most significant art in my life had been able to pass gently into that good night.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025

It is a fount of constant innovation, and a historical text ripe for pilfering.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023

Dear Grateful: Miss Manners is a true fount of timeless wisdom.

From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2023

Seahawks defensive lineman Quinton Jefferson was a fount of bubbly positivity as he listed off the virtues of Seattle’s 23-6 win over the New York Jets on Sunday.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2023

We fount the sheriff’s office and pushed open the building’s door and went in.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis