gnarled

Example Sentences

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Still, Harper and Yasmin’s existences are inextricably linked, gnarled together in a helix of favors and bargains.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

Firefighters used an excavator to remove broken glass and gnarled metal strewn across the site as policemen with pump-action rifles patrolled on motorbike to prevent looting.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

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

This is a young group of players that Clement has and he is desperately trying to buy time to mould them into a gnarled unit.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

His nails are gnarled and twisted like the roots of a tree.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan