sinew
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Many other Ukrainian soldiers are still straining every sinew on the front lines, trying to at least slow the Russian advance.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025
Bud wasn’t physically imposing, not all sinew and shoulders — but he was meticulously built.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2023
It’s also a slightly worn one, marked by stains and small tears, which have been carefully mended with thread or sinew.
From New York Times • May 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
Fang was all lips and teeth and long hair, all muscle and sinew and bone.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
Vocabulary lists containing sinew
"Beowulf," Vocabulary from the epic poem
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