as in strength
the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
the justices displayed great intellectual depth and sinew in writing their opinion on this case
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Recent Examples of sinew
And yet, these alliances are by no means inevitable; the multilateral sinews that bind peoples and nations need to be cultivated when times are good and bad.
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Time, 28 Oct. 2025
The sinews of the conflict have stretched wider in the last year.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Instead of conceding the point, the 22-year-old stretched every sinew in his body to reach the ball and produced a quite incredible backhand slice which zipped across a stunned Nakashima.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
With Eddie Howe’s squad stripped back to the sinews by injuries, Miley’s ascent to the first team was a pressing need.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
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Time, 28 Oct. 2025
The sinews of the conflict have stretched wider in the last year.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Instead of conceding the point, the 22-year-old stretched every sinew in his body to reach the ball and produced a quite incredible backhand slice which zipped across a stunned Nakashima.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
With Eddie Howe’s squad stripped back to the sinews by injuries, Miley’s ascent to the first team was a pressing need.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sinew
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinew
Noun
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But Food Lion is winning budget-conscious shoppers with its value and private label strength, Lempert said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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This era of college basketball — the NIL and portal combination — has either robbed Self of his greatest strength or at least sneaked a few pennies from the community tray.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In a social media post on Monday morning, Kuwait said a service building at a power generation and water desalination plant were damaged in an attack Sunday evening, killing one worker.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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In January, another Polymarket account won big by betting that Nicolás Maduro, the President of Venezuela, would soon be out of power.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Your natural warmth should return after a short recharge, giving you the energy to handle any ongoing matters.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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Daisie, 14, full of laughter and positive energy, is a one-of-a-kind personality.—
The Star
April 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Jiefeng Sun, PhD, an assistant professor at ASU, and co-author of the study, noted the muscles could be used across agriculture, industry, healthcare, home tasks and even future space missions.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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The most common adverse events were falls and muscle weakness, which overlap with ALS symptoms.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Sinew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinew. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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