KNUCKLE in a Sentence
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37 example sentences for KNUCKLE, such as:
1. Her knuckles whitened as she gripped the gun.
2. He rapped loudly at the door with his knuckles.
3. It is arguable whether the rebels will knuckle under.
4. You'll shoot in a truer straight line if you knuckle down.
5. The strong were made to bully and the weak to knuckle under.
2. He rapped loudly at the door with his knuckles.
3. It is arguable whether the rebels will knuckle under.
4. You'll shoot in a truer straight line if you knuckle down.
5. The strong were made to bully and the weak to knuckle under.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of KNUCKLE
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knuckle
n. a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
v. press or rub with the knuckles
Classic Sentence: (29 in 2 pages)
1 The strong were made to bully and the weak to knuckle under.
2 It reached to the knuckle of her finger and gave her hand the appearance of being weighted down.
3 She got some satisfaction out of rubbing an itching knuckle.
4 As he approached us, he began to make uncouth noises, and held up his hands to show us his fingers, which were webbed to the first knuckle, like a duck's foot.
5 We all looked--the knuckle was black and blue.
6 'I did that, sir,' said a great lubberly fellow, stepping forward; 'and preciously I cut my knuckle agin' his mouth.
7 and she seized the countess' hands and kissed a knuckle of the little finger, saying, "June," and continued, kissing, "July, August," on the other hand.
8 Stumbling against a door on the landing, he rapped at it with his knuckles.
9 I sat up in bed and rapped my knuckles against the rail to make certain that I was truly awake.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In III. The Adventure of The Yellow Face
Context Highlight In III. The Adventure of The Yellow Face
10 He flew at me with his knife, and I had to grasp him twice, and got a cut over the knuckles, before I had the upper hand of him.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XI. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
Context Highlight In XI. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
11 He held out his hand, and I saw in the light of the lamp that two of his knuckles were burst and bleeding.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem
Context Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem
12 They say he could chalk his billiard-cue with his knuckles.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER
13 I remember, too, late that night, beating the bushes with my clenched fist until my knuckles were gashed and bleeding from the broken twigs.
14 Then he turned over the hand holding his pipe, and I saw he was looking at some half-healed scars on his knuckles.
15 His hands were covered with red mittens through which protruded his chapped raw knuckles.
Example Sentence:
1 It is arguable whether the rebels will knuckle under.
2 Some of his jokes are a bit too near the knuckle for my taste.
3 The only thing to do was knuckle down and get on with some serious hard work.
4 You'll shoot in a truer straight line if you knuckle down.
5 He rapped the government on the knuckles for wasting the public money.
6 He rapped loudly at the door with his knuckles.
7 He rubbed his hands together, cracking his knuckles as he tried to control his anger.
8 Her knuckles whitened as she gripped the gun.