Gaunt has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The gaunt policeman had a bolt-action rifle slung over one shoulder. | |
| 2. | Mary had become so frail and gaunt that it seemed she already had one foot in the grave. | |
| 3. | I recoiled when I saw how gaunt she had become. | |
| 4. | The shattered oars start forth; / round swings the prow, and lets the waters sweep / the broadside. Onward comes a mountain heap / of billows, gaunt, abrupt. | |
| 5. | I approached and knocked at the door, which was instantly opened by a tall, gaunt woman with a harsh, forbidding face. | |
| 6. | Tom was gaunt when they found him. |