sinewy
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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
For competitive runners, this often boils down to sinewy legs and defined abdominals.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2024
She saw that he wore a bracelet of braided leather on his right wrist, and that his arm, bare above the bracelet, was sinewy and muscular.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
Vocabulary lists containing sinewy
Grade 12, List 1
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