gristly

Example Sentences

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A great bowl of pho requires 14 hours of charring and simmering with loads of bone marrow, and a superior soup uses toppings of high-quality cuts of beef that aren’t sinewy or gristly, he added.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

The patty is tasteless and perhaps a little gristly.

From Salon • May 14, 2022

Amid this chewy, gristly spectacle, Snyder’s own tongue remains firmly in cheek: From the brassy accompanying cover of “Viva Las Vegas” to the bright, satirical gloss of the visuals, he’s soliciting more smirks than screams.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2021

Or the more gristly, more controlled team that has tended to grind a little more, to come on strong rather than devour opponents from the start?

From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2018

Too rancid and gristly even for the crows, it was crawling with maggots.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker