knuckles
Example Sentences
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The vice president’s words sound good — like a rap on the knuckles of the tech billionaires who can’t stop claiming they’re building doomsday devices.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
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
When it looked like my knuckles would punch holes in it, I plopped it down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Combatants try to get any edge they can in the contests, which can be painfully hard on the knuckles.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
Two more knocks, then a light rapping of the knuckles, like a message in Morse code.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
