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How to use hearty in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, noun

Hearty means warm and cordial towards another person. Example: “Few activities better the enjoyment of a hearty meal eaten in good company.”

Examples of hearty by meaning

adjectiveWarm and cordial towards another person.

  • a hearty welcome; hearty in supporting the government.

adjectiveEnergetic, active or eager.

  • a hearty appetite

adjectiveCheerful; vivacious.

  • a hearty fellow

adjectiveExhibiting strength; firm; courageous.

  • a hearty handshake; a hearty timber

adjectivePromoting strength; nourishing.

  • This was my first hearty meal since my arrival in England.1927-29, M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, translated 1940 by Mahadev Desai, Part I, Chapter xiv
  • Broccoli florets come into play as a hearty stand-in.2025 February 3, Andrew Gray, “7 Tasty Green Peas Substitutes: Explore New Flavors”, in CooksCrafter

More sentences with hearty

  • Few activities better the enjoyment of a hearty meal eaten in good company.From the entry enjoyment
  • This is a hale and hearty dish, filled with beef, potatoes and carrots.From the entry hale and hearty
  • I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite.From the entry attack
  • Kick start your day with a hearty breakfast.From the entry kick start
  • Their singing is much heartier, and they begin to drown out their cousins.2012, Samantha Carter, “Hard Won Rewards”, in All Secrets Told, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 61. From the entry cocky
  • This was a thick, hearty soup of the type my family has labelled ‘stewp’.2012 October 1, Mary Horsfall, “October”, in Gardens for All Seasons, Csiro Publishing, →ISBN, page 246. From the entry stewp
  • Breakfast teas tend to be hearty and are often blends of tea from India and Africa.2009, Innkeeping Quarterly, volumes 3–4, Haddon Heights, N.J.: Professional Association of Innkeepers International, →OCLC, page 28…. From the entry English breakfast
  • The delicious old world aromas emanating from Sak’s lure in one’s appetite for a hearty Ukrainian meal.2008, “Sak’s Ukrainian Village Restaurant & Lounge”, in Nicholas Jackson, editor, Chicago Unzipped, 3rd edition, →ISBN, page 175, column 1. From the entry syrnyk
  • Good hearty Zamoran and Castilian fare at reasonable prices, with a pleasant terrace outside.2004, Mary-Ann Gallagher, Andy Symington, Footprint Spain, page 181. From the entry Zamoran
  • The master of New Helvetia himself was hearty and up-minded as ever.2001, Cecelia Holland, An Ordinary Woman: A Dramatized Biography of Nancy Kelsey. From the entry up-minded
  • The rock in my hand made a hearty thwok when it hit the meat of the tree.1996, Alaska quarterly review, Volume 15. From the entry thwok
  • An ambivert can move into a social situation and be a hearty, outgoing, gregarious participant.1995, W[illard] Cleon Skousen, “The Problem of Building Balanced Personalities”, in So You Want to Raise a Boy?, Orem, Ut.: Ensign Pub.…. From the entry ambivert
  • The marble lobby of The Game Club was full of hearty handshakes and members' backslaps.1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), page 15. From the entry beribboned
  • Easy to eat, easy to digest, hearty soups are quick energy builders.1962 March 15, “Comfort foods for breakfast”, in Eugene Patterson, editor, The Atlanta Constitution, volume XCIV, number 229, Atlanta…. From the entry comfort food
  • The Peinti could outnight the heartiest of London's "Bright Young People."1935, The Indian Forester, volume 61, page 358. From the entry outnight
  • Hector Puncheon was a young man with a hearty and healthy digestion.1933, Dorothy Sayers, Murder Must Advertise. From the entry hire purchase
  • Hearty began to shake and wheeze with laughter, and Millie stood looking at Bindle.1932, Herbert George Jenkins, Bindle Omnibus, page 408. From the entry wheeze
  • This is a saving of time, and furnishes a much less hearty hot bread.1907 March, “Menu Recipes”, in Good Housekeeping, volume xliv, number 3 (341 overall), Springfield, Mass., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 330, column 1. From the entry syrupless
  • This beefed-up skillet sauté with the Cajun holy trinity of aromatic vegetables will appeal to the hearty meat-and-potatoes crowd.2016, George Graham, Acadiana Table, Harvard Common Press, →ISBN, page 98. From the entry holy trinity
  • Students at outdoorsy colleges tend to be hearty types who can't wait to go outside for the next nature-oriented activity.2015, Janet Marthers, Paul Marthers, Follow Your Interests to Find the Right College, Tucson, Ariz.: Wheatmark, →ISBN, page 202. From the entry outdoorsy
  • From the 16th to 19th centuries, no Christmas Eve celebration was complete without a hearty game of Snapdragon in the parlor.2014, Stephanie Barron, On Hosting Your Regency-Era Christmas Party, Soho Press, page 13. From the entry snapdragon
  • “Cinco,” Marco bellowed now, hurrying across the narthex to give him a hearty handshake, which Cinco returned without enthusiasm.2012, Melissa F. Miller, chapter 42, in Irretrievably Broken (The Sasha McCandless Series), e-book edition, volume 1, Brown Street Books…. From the entry narthex
  • This genial, frail, chain-smoking septuagenarian is an agreeable, good-humoured conversationalist, who frequently punctuates proceedings with hearty, coughy chuckles.2005, Julian Baggini, Jeremy Stangroom, What philosophers think, page 215. From the entry coughy
  • Hearty Bean Soup is convenient to simmer all day in a slow cooker, says Alice Schnoor of Arion, Iowa.2004, Jean Steiner et al., editors, Taste of Home’s Budget Suppers, Greendale, Wis.: Reiman Media Group, Inc., →ISBN, page 62, column 1. From the entry bowl-full
  • We received a hearty round of applause and have now challenged the debating team from Carleton to a match.2003, Lauraine Snelling, More Than a Dream (Return to Red River; 3), Bloomington, Minn.: Bethany House Publishers, →ISBN, page 237. From the entry trounce
  • Sancocho is the name of a hearty Caribbean stew.1998, Jay Solomon, 150 Vegan Favorites: Fresh, Easy, and Incredibly Delicious Recipes You Can Enjoy Every Day, "West Indian Pumpkin…. From the entry sancocho
  • Whereupon, willing to use that occasion, he kneeled down, and, with humble-heartedness and hearty earnestness printed in his graces.1983, Sir Philip Sidney, Robert Kimbrough, Sir Philip Sidney: Selected Prose and Poetry, →ISBN, page 384. From the entry humble-heartedness
  • Others tell me how this wine or that is hearty, or robust, or full-bodied or dry or light.1979 September 23, Len Wagner, “Tastes turn from lager to Lambrusco”, in Green Bay Press-Gazette, volume LXIV, number 86, Green Bay, Wis.…. From the entry wineology
  • Duke has hearty, calorie-ful eating on this pie.1960 February 11, Josephine Moody, “Reader’s Question Answered From 1891 Whitehouse Cookbook”, in The Atlanta Constitution, volume XCII…. From the entry calorie-ful
  • 'Top 'o the mornin' to ye!' he called to Flory in a hearty matutinal voice, putting on an Irish accent.1934, George Orwell, Burmese Days. From the entry matutinal
  • For Oxford men usually display a hearty unconcern for undergraduettes.1930, Travel, volume 56, page 30. From the entry undergraduette
  • Whether you’re whipping up a quick weeknight dinner, celebrating with seasonal favorites, or craving some hearty comfort food, we’ve got you covered.2025 May 15, “18 Delicious Cascatelli Recipes for Every Occasion”, in Bunny style guide, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2025. From the entry cascatelli
  • This delicious soup’s hearty, spicy, meatbally goodness is what I grew up ordering every time I went out for Mexican food (which was often).2023 October 12, Lindsay Parrill, “Love albondigas soup? Our albondigas recipe is a fall and winter favorite, and we think you’ll agree”…. From the entry meatbally
  • My own preference when it comes to a substantial meal might be more than just a scotch egg but that’s because I’m a hearty trencherman.2020 December 1, “Scotch egg ‘starter’ rather than substantial meal”, in msn.com. From the entry trencherman

Meaning of hearty

  1. adjective Warm and cordial towards another person.
  2. adjective Energetic, active or eager.
  3. adjective Cheerful; vivacious.

Full definition of hearty

Questions about hearty in a sentence

How do you use hearty in a sentence?
Hearty is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “Few activities better the enjoyment of a hearty meal eaten in good company.”
What is a short sentence with hearty?
“a hearty appetite”
What does hearty mean?
Hearty means warm and cordial towards another person.

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