callus

Example Sentences

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Its coat was darkest purple, and its hooves were yellow, stained and callused and cracking.

From Literature

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