knuckle
Example Sentences
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“Those tools are expensive when applied to you even if we don’t win at the end of the day, so knuckle under.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
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
"I had a word with myself after the first set - I needed to really knuckle down and focus and I knew his level wasn't really going to drop," Draper added.
From BBC • May 13, 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
No more grooming-nibbles in the morning; no more uproarious games of hide and hunt… Torak bit his knuckle, fighting his fear.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
