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gnarled

[nahrld] / nɑrld /


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Sure, you could try to write this gnarled dynamic into a film.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

He's very experienced, a gnarled pro in Scotland, there's nothing he doesn't know about this league.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

Platner, with his war record, oyster farmer's gnarled hands, and plain talk, seemed to fit the bill.

From Barron's May 3, 2026

Looking at a picture of young Keith, gaptoothed and geeky, beside old Keith, as gnarled as Yoda, is a lesson in the nature of time, in what the years can do.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 11, 2025

We sat in the shade of a gnarled rain tree.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman




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