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Meanings of sinewy hands in English

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Usage of sinewy hands in English
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Birger Larsson noticed that the man had large, sinewy hands-regularblacksmith's hands.
Jerusalem
2
With a jolt, Sloan woke, scrabbling at the ground with his sinewy hands.
Brisingr
3
That was when Gran laid her sinewy hands on my arm.
Too close to home
4
His sinewy hands forced his enemies to assist him in the enterprise they hated.
The Call of the Blood
5
The sinewy hands fastened on the wooden bunk relaxed suddenly.
Wyoming: A Story of the Outdoor West
6
Dr. Melton took her fingers and held them closely in his thin, sinewy hands.
The Squirrel-Cage
7
His small, lean, sinewy hands flaunted themselves in bright-yellow gloves.
A Hero of Our Time
8
He touched his eyes with his sinewy hands and made his face look drowsy.
The Call of the Blood
9
The younger man rose, leaning forward with his strong, sinewy hands gripping the table.
Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also t...
10
Burns's two sinewy hands clasped the thin but still firm one of Van Horn.
Red Pepper's Patients / With an Account of Anne Linton's Case in...
11
His sinewy hands clasped together, as if in silent supplication.
Speaks the Nightbird
12
The doctor put his own strong, sinewy hands round them.
A Girl in Ten Thousand
13
They were slender but sinewy hands, which made me think of two nimble little animals.
The stranger
14
The slender sinewy hands tightened with frightful force.
Bloom of Cactus
15
All around the flagged walkway sinewy hands, their flesh dried to leather, grasped at the air.
Night of Knives
16
She noticed that he had black curly hair, throat whiskers, keen eyes, and big, sinewy hands.
Jerusalem
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