sinewy
Example Sentences
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His writing is sinewy and unsparing, as enchanting and hair-raising as the forest itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
Radiohead's secret sauce has always been their rhythm section - who manage to locate sinewy, danceable grooves even when presented with their bandmate's most challenging material.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
In his early 60s, his body is a marvel, hard and sinewy and believably battle-scarred.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2024
At 60, the sinewy Harbaugh is as fit as any head coach in the game, and his heart issues — diagnosed as atrial flutter — are not indisputably attributable to the stress of the game.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024
Thoren Smallwood, a sinewy ranger with a weak chin and a weaker mouth hidden under a thin scraggle of beard, gave Jon and Sam a cool look.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing sinewy
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