Wondering how to use Gnarled in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as gnarly or knotted.
Gnarled meaning
- Knotty and misshapen.
- Made rough by age or hard work.
Using Gnarled
- The main meaning on this page is: Knotty and misshapen. | Made rough by age or hard work.
- Useful related words include: gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed.
- In the example corpus, gnarled often appears in combinations such as: of gnarled, the gnarled.
Context around Gnarled
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gnarled
- In this selection, "gnarled" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, large, dark, slightly, supply, mess and celeriac stand out and add context to how "gnarled" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include canopies of gnarled live oaks and covered with gnarled blinds there. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gnarled" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gnarled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A noose hung from the branch of a gnarled tree. (10 words)
On the beach on a winter morning, a fog creeps over the gnarled spruce along Homer’s shores. (18 words)
While most of the windows are covered with gnarled blinds, there are a few rooms that are visible if you approach them close enough. (24 words)
These are rendered as gnarled and arthritic as if a personification of the natural world, according to Hughes who explains that they are filled with "a continuous field of energy of which nature is a manifestation".sfn File:Van Gogh Starry Night Drawing. (43 words)
In August storms, those dark, gnarled limbs, furred with resurrection fern, groan and lumber against the wind and rain like that Western buffalo’s slow, heavy, purposeful motion, head resolutely down, burly black shoulders rippling with strength. (37 words)
London: Adults with varicose veins — gnarled, enlarged veins, most commonly appearing in the legs and feet — may be at increased risk of suffering from a blood clot that could lead to vascular diseases, a study has found. (37 words)
Example sentences (13)
Even as the economy recovered and inflation began rising, Fed officials kept the target rate unchanged, incorrectly believing that inflation was a “transitory” effect of gnarled supply chains.
On February 3, fifty cars of a 141-car train careened off their tracks, resulting in a gnarled mess, a major fire that lasted for days, and the threat of the whole thing exploding.
She plucks a majestically large, gnarled celeriac from the earth and sniffs it deeply and fondly, as if inhaling mythical ambrosia, and takes it back to the house.
While most of the windows are covered with gnarled blinds, there are a few rooms that are visible if you approach them close enough.
It comes off like the newer albums with extreme vocals, as the riffs glide so effortlessly alongside the drums from tremolo flourishes to gnarled chugs.
On the beach on a winter morning, a fog creeps over the gnarled spruce along Homer’s shores.
The property is miles from the highway, accessible on two-lane roads lined by horse paddocks, white fences and canopies of gnarled live oaks.
A noose hung from the branch of a gnarled tree.
In August storms, those dark, gnarled limbs, furred with resurrection fern, groan and lumber against the wind and rain like that Western buffalo’s slow, heavy, purposeful motion, head resolutely down, burly black shoulders rippling with strength.
Intended as a gateway into the gnarled undergrowth of third album In Utero for the Nevermind fans that needed their hands held, “All Apologies” actually acted as a reward.
So his right hand was kind of frozen in this slightly gnarled position from the burns, the way his fingers had curled and bent from the tendons being so burned.
London: Adults with varicose veins — gnarled, enlarged veins, most commonly appearing in the legs and feet — may be at increased risk of suffering from a blood clot that could lead to vascular diseases, a study has found.
These are rendered as gnarled and arthritic as if a personification of the natural world, according to Hughes who explains that they are filled with "a continuous field of energy of which nature is a manifestation".sfn File:Van Gogh Starry Night Drawing.
Common combinations with gnarled
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of gnarled 3×
- the gnarled 2×