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gnarled

[nahrld] / nɑrld /


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Platner, with his war record, oyster farmer's gnarled hands, and plain talk, seemed to fit the bill.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

They have no gnarled sporting director, they don't have a brains-trust that a club like Celtic should have.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

That made it something of a shock to hear the gnarled aggression of Black Sabbath, Tool, Metallica and other blazing rock anthems close out episodes of Noah Hawley’s blockbuster TV adaptation.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

Looking at a picture of young Keith, gaptoothed and geeky, beside old Keith, as gnarled as Yoda, is a lesson in the nature of time, in what the years can do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

He put down his roll and reached over and took her gnarled hand, stroking the back of it with his thumb.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson




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