sinewy
adjective
sin·ewy
ˈsin-yə-wē 
also ˈsi-nə-
Examples of sinewy in a Sentence
The lion has a sinewy body.
a sinewy piece of meat
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But the truth is that Neeson, with his towering presence and sinewy resolve, is always better than the movies themselves.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Nicknamed the Blood Wyrm for his color, sinewy build, and taste for violence, Caraxes is significantly younger and smaller than his counterpart.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 8 July 2024
As tourists stumble by with tall cans of Bud Light Lime and cigarettes in hand, Sell’s tattooed, sinewy limbs stretch a matching Lacoste tee and shorts, with the requisite crocodile emblems and matching bright-red shoes.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
And Abercrombie was shunned for its use of sinewy, overwhelmingly white models and for selling T-shirts that were decidedly racist.
—Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Nicknamed the Blood Wyrm for his color, sinewy build, and taste for violence, Caraxes is significantly younger and smaller than his counterpart.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 8 July 2024
As tourists stumble by with tall cans of Bud Light Lime and cigarettes in hand, Sell’s tattooed, sinewy limbs stretch a matching Lacoste tee and shorts, with the requisite crocodile emblems and matching bright-red shoes.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
And Abercrombie was shunned for its use of sinewy, overwhelmingly white models and for selling T-shirts that were decidedly racist.
—Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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sinewy
adjective
sin·ewy
ˈsin-yə-wē
also ˈsin-ə-
1
: full of sinews : stringy
sinewy meat
2
: strong sense 1
sinewy arms
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