gnarly
Example Sentences
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No matter how gnarly the form and finish, there’s always a whiff of the precious and the cute—or, in the case of avant-garde “sculptural” jewelry, the pretentious or vainglorious.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The gnarly striker scored the Coppa Italia winner, then the goal that secured Mourinho's side the Scudetto.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Nor are members choosing to resign instead of waiting for a gnarly Ethics Committee report to drop.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
I want to talk about some of the procedures and cases that we’ll see this season because they’re pretty gnarly.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
Her hands were tan and gnarly, and the top joints seemed as permanently bent as her back.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
Vocabulary lists containing gnarly
"The Ravine," Vocabulary from the short story
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"The Ravine" by Graham Salisbury
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