gnarled

Example Sentences

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Her cheeks sagged past her jaw and she was hunched over on a gnarled stick that shook under her hand.

From Literature

This saga’s gnarled roots stretch back to 2020, the year “Promising Young Woman” was released in theaters, and a year worthy of its own case study on its impact on cinema alone.

From Salon

I waved him off with a gnarled fist.

From Literature

It’s about two miles to my new home—a cottage with a thatched roof, surrounded by tall grass and gnarled apple trees.

From Literature

“Just a few hours,” I mumble, staring out the window at a gnarled oak tree that twists up to the sky.

From Literature