fibrous

Example Sentences

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The characterization of dense breasts refers to how much fat, glandular tissue, and fibrous tissue are in the mix.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

She tosses carrots, celery and other fibrous treats like cucumbers on top of the branches and leaves that are reminiscent of the apes’ West Central Africa rainforest habitat.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

When tau becomes misfolded, it starts clumping together into long, fibrous aggregates known as fibrils.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2025

“When you slice open an apple, the seeds and fibrous membrane that make up the core are arranged in a pentagram — a five-pointed star,” wrote Vice back in 2016.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

It tasted like the cardboard covers of our primers, salty, dry, fibrous, but not as satisfyingly chewy.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago