sinew

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But so much of the sort of sinew or the connective tissue between scenes and sequences comes from a process of yes and, yes and, yes and, which is the first rule of improv.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025

The nearly photorealistic face of Senua, the unconventional hero of this 10th-century revenge tale, as she grimaces with every sinew taut, her veins bulging.

From New York Times • May 20, 2024

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

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

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2023

I press it to my chest and wish that somehow I could bring her back, like she could be remade from parchment and sinew and ink and memory.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton