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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
Whether I liked it or not, naturally my body has always been quite muscly.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2023
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
His back's glazed and muscly like Action Man's.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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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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