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Recent Examples of sinewy The infected familiar from the original virus strain are now sinewy figures wandering the land, feral and naked, their clothes having disintegrated long ago. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025 Her sinewy voice lends the song an effortlessly cool vibe, one perfect for the warm days ahead. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 June 2025 My legs: muscular during my years of playing varsity soccer and basketball and running track; long and sinewy in my later adult life; milky-pale every winter, yet sunburned often and easily in the summer. Laura Neilson, Vogue, 30 May 2025 Walter, whose polyphonic sensibility first charmed me in Beautiful Ruins, has here made something salty, sinewy, and satisfying from fairly tough material. Emily Temple may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sinewy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinewy
Adjective
  • But what a response — a performance full of waspish pressing, muscular defending and precise, efficient counters.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The demands, which are not just muscular and cardiovascular but also neurochemical, make the early months of training a totalizing experience.
    Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In fact, while vision isn’t their strongest sense, dogs may even be able to see certain aspects of a TV show.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The young right-hander put together a strong season, but few were better after the All-Star break.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Oxygen bleach soaks—Oxygen bleach (not to be confused with chlorine bleach) is a gentle yet powerful whitening agent.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Sinewy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinewy. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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