gnarled
Example Sentences
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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
Live oak trees, festooned with cool scarves of Spanish moss, and gnarled by a century of storms, loomed over the street.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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