Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinew(s)
Noun
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Forward Evan Rodrigues, one of the few mainstays to take the ice Thursday, played just one shift and 49 seconds before exiting with a broken finger on his right hand in the Panthers’ eventual 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild at Amerant Bank Arena.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026 -
Flagg, 19, emerged from this night with his NBA rookie-leading 10th game of at least 20-5-5, a bloodied jersey and heavily wrapped right hand due to a hard final-minute fall -- and much respect for Murray and especially Jokic.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In 2021, however, he was diagnosed with metastatic pheochromocytoma, a rare form of adrenal gland cancer, which eventually spread to his spine and lungs.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2026
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That single word can send a chill down the spine of any entrepreneur in Miami, where there are descendants of so many families whose businesses were confiscated by Castro revolution, including small businesses expropriated in 1968.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated March 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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To suddenly claim impartiality when an athlete is killed shows a lack of backbone and a failure to stand up for the very people who make the Olympic movement possible.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Those are the kinds of films that used to make up the backbone of the industry and drew in audiences between the big tentpole hits.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Sinew(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinew%28s%29. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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