sinew

Example Sentences

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“Fox” has the bones of a potboiler but is supported by the sinew of the author’s elegant structure and syntax.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

The nearly photorealistic face of Senua, the unconventional hero of this 10th-century revenge tale, as she grimaces with every sinew taut, her veins bulging.

From New York Times • May 20, 2024

"We are straining every sinew to accelerate safely what we have to do to stop the leak, and the best way to do that is to remove the waste safely," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2023

They would have been the sinew that knit together far-flung, shoreland communities of the Puget Lowland.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2023

The blindness lasts just a second, then the colors start flooding into me: not through my eyes but right through my skin, replacing blood and bone, muscle and sinew, until I am redorangebluegreenpurpleyellowredorangebluegreenpurpleyellow.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson