knobby

Example Sentences

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Suddenly the muffin feels like it’s shrugging into a velvet robe and wool slippers, pausing at the window to take in a field of knobby pines.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

“That’s good,” he said, before pointing a knobby finger at me.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2024

This capable off-roader can be had with knobby all-terrain tires and a high ground clearance to set you up for trips to the mountains, deserts and beaches.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024

On foggy Bay Area mornings, I watch pale light break through the cloud cover and illuminate jewel-like droplets of water condensing on these knobby reeds.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2022

His finger rose six inches to the knobby beginning of a branch.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor