Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gristly
Adjective
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Use a bit of hair powder to keep your bangs from appearing stringy.—
Krista Carter,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026 -
It's typically dried rather than eaten raw, with a brittle shell and stringy pulp that's traditionally cracked open and steeped to make a mildly sweet, herbal tea.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The team combined the natural polymer hydroxyethyl cellulose with a fibrous material called leafy cotton thread within the hydrogel matrix.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Ripping off every piece of the flesh, the fibrous pit like a heart in her hand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The steppe looks like a sinewy piece of yellow meat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The crowd is sinewy and sporty.—
Grainne McBride,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Alongside the amber is nutty cardamom and leathery vanilla bean pods.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
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Examples include Robert Piguet’s Bandit, composed by the formidable Germaine Cellier, a bitter green leathery tobacco scent, and Chanel’s Cuir de Russie, another leather fragrance, intensely animalic.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The noodles are thin and slippery, with that familiar chewy spring Silverlake Ramen is known for.—
Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The chewy, sticky treats are then rolled in sugar for a perfect balance of tartness and sweetness.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Gristly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gristly. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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