knuckle

Example Sentences

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She huddled in the corner of our train compartment, the hand that gripped Father’s whitening at the knuckles each time the train lurched or swayed.

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It slid right out, but one of her knuckles seemed to jerk, and my knees buckled.

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No more grooming-nibbles in the morning; no more uproarious games of hide and hunt… Torak bit his knuckle, fighting his fear.

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My knuckles were white from gripping the chair.

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Theo leans in the open doorway, knuckles still poised for the knock he didn’t need to deliver.

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