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The New York punk scene inspired sonic experimentation in multiple directions, from the aggression of the Ramones to the tightly wound funk of Talking Heads to the calloused poetry of Ms. Smith.
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Peter Keepnews, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2023
Chase Rice still remembers his father's rough and calloused hands.
—Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
May their hearts not become calloused or hard, but refresh them in Christ.
—Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 30 Jan. 2023
His hair was white, but his tanned, rectangular face was that of a much younger man; his hands were large and roughly calloused.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2023
In the weeks to follow, the pair battled 30 mph winds, subfreezing temperatures, calloused hands, knee-deep mud and water up to the doors of their tents.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023
The lead driller, Dennis Duling, a 61-year-old former farmer with a gray beard, sat in the control room, his calloused hand on a mouse, surveying sensor readings on a computer.
—Douglas Fox, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2013
No matter that Larry was in many ways a conventional man from rural America: great at building things, gruff in voice and demeanor, traditionally manly in almost every other way down to his calloused hands.
—Jose A. Del Real, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2022
Among those benefiting is Abraham Molina, who is 36, has worked in the coal mines for 22 years and has the calloused hands to show for it.
—Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022
Peter Keepnews, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2023
Chase Rice still remembers his father's rough and calloused hands.
—Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
May their hearts not become calloused or hard, but refresh them in Christ.
—Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 30 Jan. 2023
His hair was white, but his tanned, rectangular face was that of a much younger man; his hands were large and roughly calloused.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2023
In the weeks to follow, the pair battled 30 mph winds, subfreezing temperatures, calloused hands, knee-deep mud and water up to the doors of their tents.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2023
The lead driller, Dennis Duling, a 61-year-old former farmer with a gray beard, sat in the control room, his calloused hand on a mouse, surveying sensor readings on a computer.
—Douglas Fox, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2013
No matter that Larry was in many ways a conventional man from rural America: great at building things, gruff in voice and demeanor, traditionally manly in almost every other way down to his calloused hands.
—Jose A. Del Real, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2022
Among those benefiting is Abraham Molina, who is 36, has worked in the coal mines for 22 years and has the calloused hands to show for it.
—Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022
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“Calloused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calloused. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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