callus
Example Sentences
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His arms and face were tanned from perpetually toiling in the sun, his fingers callused.
From Los Angeles Times
Doesn’t he get sharp objects stuck in his thick calluses?
From Seattle Times
Hemphill saw him wheeling around with callused fingers from gripping his racket, sitting up straight, tall, proud.
From Los Angeles Times
When Dad squeezed my hand as we crossed the street, I tried to place the sharp ridges and rock-hard calluses that dug into my soft skin.
From New York Times
Her tool of choice on my calluses was a pumice stone.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
