ropy

Example Sentences

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There were vines outside, ropy and twisted and moving in the gusty breeze.

From Literature

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

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

Above the beard, a fading black ropy tattoo stretched across his cheeks and nose.

From Literature

The Turkish leader faces a tough election battle in mid-May with a ropy economy and high inflation, as well as criticism about his government’s handling of the recent devastating earthquake.

From New York Times