callus
Example Sentences
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Every half-decade or so, Justin Bieber sloughs off the callused skin of the pop superstar he became at age 15 to reveal the tender and quirky R&B singer he’s always been at heart.
From Los Angeles Times
Her hand had been rough with calluses around my wrist, and she wore the clothing of a man.
From Literature
“I want to build up a callus of hard work,” Fisch said.
From Seattle Times
I remembered how her hands felt in mine, warm, deeply lined, callused from a lifetime of hard work.
From Los Angeles Times
“There’s a little bit of calluses built up where the rib was broken. But it’s mostly comfortable now, nothing too crazy.”
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
