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The trailer advertised a lighthearted, rustic rugged flick about a group of muscly brothers with a generational affinity for wrestling.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2024
Our hero has a sunken chest, an unwavering belief that Abraham Lincoln was a closeted gay man and a high voice; the muscly hunk is a fan of Garth Brooks, hockey and “The Office.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
I thought I had to be big and muscly to do the job, but having joined it's completely not like that.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2022
Leaving affairs and drinking problems out of the picture, they honored what really makes writers dramatic: their muscly ideas, duking it out in words.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
Sculptors can do wonderful things, making people a tad more handsome and muscly.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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Down the hall, a builder my dad's age but musclier had a sledgehammer in one hand and a chisel in the other.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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