Example Sentences
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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
What Tintoretto cared about were bodies, muscly and in motion.
From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2018
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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