knuckle
noun
a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
has knuckled
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present perfectof knuckle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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All credit to Lukaku, who has knuckled down and worked his way back to form with regular appearances, which is all the £97.5m player wanted in the first place.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2022
“He has knuckled down, made a full recovery. Credit to our medical staff here in the first place.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2018
In Sweden the church has knuckled under to the state since the 16th century, when King Gustav Vasa led Sweden's break from Rome during the Reformation.
From Time Magazine Archive
From time to time he has knuckled under to the U. S. Lawn Tennis Association, but never has an individual player or official flouted his prestige.
From Time Magazine Archive
So you have brought the mighty Bruin to his senses, and he has knuckled down to the Lion.
From The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day by Richard Clynton
