sinew

Example Sentences

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She became the party’s spine and its sinew, holding together the Democrat’s many warring factions and standing firm at times the more timorous were prepared to back down.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

He said the UK had been "straining every sinew" to get aid into Gaza and that it "must be flooded in".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2024

It’s also a slightly worn one, marked by stains and small tears, which have been carefully mended with thread or sinew.

From New York Times • May 17, 2023

They would have been the sinew that knit together far-flung, shoreland communities of the Puget Lowland.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2023

Taking a bearing on them with her sinew and adjusting her pack, she gave the skin-drag a yank and walked on.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George