Example Sentences

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There is Michael Keaton, in a suit and white shirt into whose open neck he has knotted a cravat.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2017

Celia’s shoulders fall, releasing the tension that has knotted in them, her relief palpable as she draws herself safely together.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Nay, and when a justly deserved gout has knotted their knuckles, to hire a caster, or one that may put the dice in the box for them?

From The Praise of Folly by Wilson, John