sinewy

Example Sentences

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His writing is sinewy and unsparing, as enchanting and hair-raising as the forest itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Radiohead's secret sauce has always been their rhythm section - who manage to locate sinewy, danceable grooves even when presented with their bandmate's most challenging material.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

There are only a few numbers, but most of them are marvelous constructions with sinewy arrangements and overlapping harmonies that tangle around each other during duets.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

In his early 60s, his body is a marvel, hard and sinewy and believably battle-scarred.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2024

Another of our lecturers, a sinewy elf-woman from an island to the east, is trying to begin her talk.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black