knuckles
Example Sentences
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When it looked like my knuckles would punch holes in it, I plopped it down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Even in his more civil moments, Ruben's handshakes grind knuckles and his hugs squeeze air from anyone in his grip.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 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
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
She huddled in the corner of our train compartment, the hand that gripped Father’s whitening at the knuckles each time the train lurched or swayed.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
