Example Sentences
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A "really muscly" kangaroo "tried to drown" a man in Australia, after the two got into a punch-up.
From BBC • May 23, 2025
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
His most recent album, “Facing Dragons,” features eight original compositions ranging from muscly postbop to dreamy extrapolations on samba, plus one radically reconstructed Beatles cover.
From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2019
They proceeded up the stairs, led by Regibald du Burgh, Lady du Burgh’s cousin, a muscly goblin gentleman who looked like he could crush the head of a dragon in his bare hands.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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