Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinew(s)
Noun
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Then, hunched over at the waist, Herbert regained his balance and began to stand up with the ball in his right hand.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026 -
Bushey’s then-86-year-old mother was shot in her chest and lost three fingers on her right hand from the gunfire, but survived.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Calderon also looks for hardcover books and pays attention to the spines, not the fragile jackets.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2026
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One of the dogs was so thin that its spine, hips and ribs were easily visible, according to the report.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Mayo Clinic describes spinal stenosis as a condition where the spaces in the backbone are too small.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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What’s old was new again in New England, where defense has always been the backbone of a franchise whose brain was Belichick and whose heart beat with Brady’s.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Sinew(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinew%28s%29. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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