knuckle
Example Sentences
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This kit includes everything you need to make eight luxurious rolls: two pounds of Maine knuckle and claw meat, eight open-top buns, a half-pint of lemony mayo, and the butter to toast the rolls in.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025
“This step up in tensions has created a white knuckle moment for the markets with tech stocks under major pressure,” Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives wrote to clients on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025
His blue patterned shirt creased around the knuckle of his thumb.
From BBC • May 27, 2025
It scrapes the top of one knuckle, does a bit of a dive to the second knuckle … and then scoots along.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025
His white hands lay palms down on either side of him, and the sinews from knuckle to wrist were tight drawn.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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