It was a sturdy piece of work, of heavy timbers and made to last for generations.

It was a sturdy, well-rendered piece, capable of 1 or 2 miles per hour on a polished hardwood floor.

They also made furniture to sell: attractive, sturdy pieces, some of which still survive.

They were produced from any sturdy piece of metal and sometimes even wood, including railroad ties.

It was an impressive blow; the armoire was a sturdy piece of furniture.

"Our part was one sturdy piece, and their new one is two inferior pieces," Schuemann says.

It wasn't a terribly sturdy piece of furniture, but then he didn't weigh all that much.

"It's a sturdy piece," she responded, with no respect for the dead English king.

When the body shifted, as it did now, the sturdy piece of furniture creaked alarmingly.

Stabiles by definition are sturdy pieces that stand up straight and could give a hurricane a run for its money.