sinewless
- a word derived from sinew.
Example Sentences
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One stage he accomplished, and then how stiff were his joints, and how sinewless his fingers!
From The Deemster by Caine, Hall, Sir
—Yes, Stephen said uncertainly because he thought he felt a strange kind of flesh of a different man approach him, sinewless and wobbly and all that.
From Ulysses by Joyce, James
One stage was accomplished, but how stiff were his joints and how sinewless his fingers!
From She's All the World to Me by Caine, Hall, Sir
On such days as these he was conscious of the futility of his existence, the odious insignificance of his sinewless, empty life; useless, aimless, null!
From Footsteps of Fate by Couperus, Louis
It was piteous to see them wandering about with feeble and sinewless steps, and vacant eyes, staring timidly at the noisy people, and shrinking dismayed from the throngs of sympathizing questioners which gathered round them.
From The Duke of Stockbridge by Bellamy, Edward
