knuckles
Example Sentences
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But they can try to make sense of what just passed, starting with a primary season that was a strange mix of ennui and white knuckles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Rai doesn't punch hanging slabs of meat with his bare knuckles while training like the iconic boxing character.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Mr. Ferguson seems less concerned now that the FTC is using its knuckles to chill private speech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
“Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery bike handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns: These are not hands that have been allowed to hold power,” he said.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025
Only then do I notice her hands are clutching the wheel so tightly I can see the white outline of her knuckles.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
