musculature

noun

mus·cu·la·ture ˈmə-skyə-lə-ˌchu̇r

-chər,

-ˌtyu̇r,

-ˌtu̇r

: the muscles of all or a part of the animal body

Examples of musculature in a Sentence

an athlete with well-developed musculature

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Other heartthrobs of his generation and stature — Salman Khan with his rigid musculature; Aamir Khan, chilly and slightly cerebral; Akshay Kumar with his square frat-boy face — can seem as inflexible as plastic superheroes in Mattel boxes. —

Mallika Rao, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024 Reading this prose can feel like watching an Olympic athlete perform household tasks: Akbar’s writing has the musculature of poetry that can’t rely on narrative propulsion and so propels itself. —

Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024 Modern humans have a unique combination and greater number of forearm muscles versus other primates, as well as a notable musculature in the thumb. —

Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024 Or use any facial musculature that might signal what’s really going on inside the Gobstopper. —

Chris Richards, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for musculature