gnarled
adjective
Examples of gnarled in a Sentence
the old man's gnarled fingers
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Even as the gnarled guitar of their early EPs gave way to the jangly jaunts of 2022’s Stumpwork, the band could feel secure in the knowledge that any song featuring Shaw on vocals will sound like a Dry Cleaning song and nothing but.
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Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 9 Jan. 2026
The most notable is an interlude that begins in a New York dive hotel where Marty literally lands in the orbit of Ezra Mushkin, a crook played with gnarled seediness by Abel Ferrara in one of many inspired casting strokes.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
Like its Japanese cousin, mizunara, garryana is a gnarled tree that can be tough to work with and turn into barrels given its irregular grain.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
These tendencies are most consequential in the kidnapping scene, a gnarled set piece that, in its planning and execution, seems to defy even dream logic.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
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Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 9 Jan. 2026
The most notable is an interlude that begins in a New York dive hotel where Marty literally lands in the orbit of Ezra Mushkin, a crook played with gnarled seediness by Abel Ferrara in one of many inspired casting strokes.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
Like its Japanese cousin, mizunara, garryana is a gnarled tree that can be tough to work with and turn into barrels given its irregular grain.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
These tendencies are most consequential in the kidnapping scene, a gnarled set piece that, in its planning and execution, seems to defy even dream logic.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gnarled
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“Gnarled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnarled. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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