sinew
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Players who don't have the manager's back might not strain every last sinew when they know his job is hanging by a thread.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025
But the Gloucester lock's superb restart take,, external all arched back, strained sinew and single-paw dexterity, early against Exeter bore more than a bit of a resemblance.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 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
Bud wasn’t physically imposing, not all sinew and shoulders — but he was meticulously built.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 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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