ropy
Example Sentences
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Objectively, I know that the defeated ones are in almost every other regard already winners: fit gods with ropy quads, admired, adored and no doubt absurdly well compensated.
From New York Times • May 18, 2024
The aberrant proteins convert normal prions to their malevolent shape as they add them, like rungs on a ladder, to growing, ropy aggregates that destroy neurons, effectively chewing holes in the brain.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 21, 2024
Thick, ropy slices of short rib, draped with a sparkling, hot-with-horseradish chimichurri, eat like steak, the result of being cooked medium-rare, says the chef.
From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2023
Marvel films like “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “Shang-Chi” are soaked in visual effects, but some of the C.G.I. is ropy and unconvincing.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2022
Above the beard, a fading black ropy tattoo stretched across his cheeks and nose.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
