He was built like a warrior, though, muscular and sturdy, with badly healed scars crisscrossing his body.

The Empire army is built from a solid core of sturdy warriors.

He had remained technically loyal, and the Khagan had needed sturdy warriors as officers, so an uneasy truce had prevailed.

These four outlanders have all shown they are sturdy warriors and worthy of joining us.

Here we bade farewell to that true friend and sturdy old warrior, Infadoos, who solemnly wished all good upon us, and nearly wept with grief.

And admiration for the sturdier warriors, with old Tusker in the van, who insisted on their ration of acid wine before retiring.

He was a sturdy warrior.

They were surrounded by five sturdy warriors.

That little gesture, more than anything previous, seemed to put the sturdy warrior at ease.