gnarl
Example Sentences
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The story of Marek’s ascent after his father leaves him with Villiam intertwines with the gross-out soap opera of his family’s past, the strands mesmerizing as they twist and gnarl together.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2022
"Confrontational", "devastating", "visceral", "frazzled", "guttural, volcanic crescendos of industrial gnarl".
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2021
The gnarl of a tree trunk torques into velvet and sharpens back up.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
“I found mine in those trees,” she said, pointing to a gnarl of branches and trunks on the road.
From Reuters ● Oct. 9, 2017
The one gnarl of her childhood was the knowledge that, if she did not die of one of her diseases, she would eventually have to marry and go live with in-laws.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
