sinew
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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
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
"We are straining every sinew to accelerate safely what we have to do to stop the leak, and the best way to do that is to remove the waste safely," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2023
I strained every sinew in training to try and find that one delivery that would click me back in to gear.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2023
He was the shortest nineteen-year-old Mark had ever seen, but thick as an oak tree—all muscle and sinew and veins.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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"Beowulf," Vocabulary from the epic poem
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