How to Use muscular in a Sentence

muscular

adjective
  • He has a muscular physique.
  • His legs are very muscular.
  • Meanwhile, the muscular man was trying to reason with the bread vender.
    Mohammed Naseehu Ali, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Still, the desire for a muscular U.S. presence in the world remained.
    Gerald F. Seib, Foreign Affairs, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Your intestines are a muscular tube that winds about 25 feet in your abdomen, the last five of which are home to the gut microbes.
    Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 24 July 2023
  • The dogs are muscular in stature and have heavier bone structures than pit bulls.
    Pilar Arias, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Julia was muscular and petite, with a sweep of black hair cut short as a boy’s.
    Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024
  • My sister Denise’s legs were long, muscular, and brown, like hers.
    Margo Jefferson, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Brown is a stunning dancer — tall, lithe and muscular — with a decent singing voice.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Their muscular look has been a source of intrigue on the internet.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 July 2023
  • That was the big a-ha moment for me: This is muscular, very physical art.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Learn more about chin-ups, including how to build muscular strength to do them.
    Jacqueline Andriakos, Health, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Smooth muscle is a series of muscular fibers on your pelvic floor.
    Jon Goodwin, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The union sees its growth, in spite of Starbucks’ muscular fight against it, as a clear sign of worker interest.
    Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 21 Feb. 2023
  • It's often said the monster is around 7 to 10 feet tall and possesses a strong, muscular build.
    The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
  • But where the Jag was muscular and beautiful, the Lotus was mongoose-agile and hard to catch.
    Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 16 July 2023
  • Men can police just by being big and muscular and tough.
    Manori Ravindran, Variety, 1 Jan. 2023
  • When such a crisis arises, the United States will have a rich menu of responses to choose from to form a more muscular response.
    Michael J. Mazarr, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Push past that, however, and this boosted six proves smooth and muscular.
    Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The result is a muscular, sturdy brew that holds up remarkably well to sweetness and dairy.
    Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • From their muscular shoulders to their huge paws, grizzlies are built for digging.
    Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Forces and Grills are too muscular as verbs and can be misread and misunderstood.
    WSJ, 9 Feb. 2023
  • In the United States, thin women and muscular men are glamorized.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 12 Feb. 2024
  • That muscular voice sits somewhere between country, blues, rock and grunge, with shades of Bob Seger meets Mark Lanegan.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Ohlsson’s reading may be more muscular, but Barnatan has a creamy cantabile tone.
    Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The two were friends and were both defense hawks, advocating for a muscular U.S. posture abroad.
    Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Your stomach is the muscular organ seated in the upper portion of your abdomen.
    Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Some worry that parents will challenge the right to play of cisgendered girls who are taller or more muscular than their peers — or just a whole lot better.
    John Hanna, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The new profile gives an already stylish vehicle an even more muscular air.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Though the term was not yet used at the time, her diva mold of a muscular physique clad in bikini-style outfits continues as a major part of the brand’s promotion.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023

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