How to Use knuckle in a Sentence

knuckle

1 of 2 noun

• She rapped her knuckles on the table.
• And it's put Wood's fans on a white-knuckle ride in 2021.
  — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 7 Sep. 2021
• But there’s still damage, right around the base of thumb, at the knuckle.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 7 Jan. 2023
• Barnes then struck out Hoskins on four knuckle-curves, the last in the dirt, for his 11th save in 12 chances.
  — Kevin Cooney, Star Tribune, 22 May 2021
• Soak beans overnight with enough water to go up to the first knuckle.
  — Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
• To release the bone from the thigh, carefully cut along the knuckle-like ends and lift the bone away.
  — Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 13 Jan. 2022
• On his story, Travis shared a picture of the front of his knuckles.
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
• While the pork knuckle is still warm, separate the meat from the bone; discard the bone with the fat, and the gristle.
  — Kate Krader, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2021
• With Yasmani Grandal at the plate, Davis threw a 1-1 knuckle-curve into the dirt.
  — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 16 May 2021
• His knuckles were open and bleeding, bursts of red smeared on his thighs.
  — Hazlitt, 14 June 2023
• Or just check out the white-knuckle view from Grand Canyon Skywalk.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 19 May 2022
• This time, Torkelson tagged a fifth-pitch knuckle curve for a 382-foot homer to left field.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2023
• Hays rubbed her knuckles against the girl’s sternum, then checked her pulse.
  — Maggie Prosser, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
• That particular shot seemed to have a lot of hang time, and a bit of a knuckle to it.
  — Steve Smith, courant.com, 23 Dec. 2021
• But Shota’s already set his head back on the desk, rapping his knuckles along with the rain.
  — Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023
• The next three photos show his swollen knuckle and a brace holding the ring finger in place.
  — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2023
• Contestants either shot from the hip or with their knuckles to the ground.
  — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2023
• Luke Brown points to a monkeypox lesion on the knuckle of his thumb.
  — Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 22 July 2022
• Everyone on the field stood and watched Dilin Meloni’s shot knuckle through the air.
  — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Nov. 2022
• The base is built at a height that prevents you from dragging your knuckles on the table, which is a nice touch.
  — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
• The patient’s knuckles went white in her fist above her forehead.
  — Amy Pedulla, STAT, 14 Dec. 2023
• Check the soil for moisture by sticking your finger in up to the first knuckle or picking up the pot.
  — oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2021
• There wasn’t takeout rice, or eggs, or even a last little knuckle of parm.
  — Sonia Chopra, Bon Appétit, 8 July 2021
• Things got worse in the third when Martinez sat on Cole’s knuckle-curve and roped his 15th home run of the year to straightaway center to make it 5-0.
  — Kyle Hightower, courant.com, 27 June 2021
• Dalbec worked the count to 2-2 before striking out on a knuckle-curve.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2021
• David is a bare-knuckle fighter and ran a gym, but the owner of the building recently died and the lease came to an end.
  — Glamour, 29 Sep. 2022
• Go ahead and crack those knuckles and limber up the fingertips.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
• Pearson doesn’t wash her hands as often, and now her knuckles don’t bleed.
  — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2023
• The broth is a days-long process that starts with simmering beef knuckle bones, chicken bones and short rib bones for hours.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
• Dealers will replace the steering knuckle, free of charge.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024

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knuckle

2 of 2 verb

• But every hunt turns into the same battle: a hook in its back, a white knuckled grip on the rod, a snapped line.
  — Karina Elwood, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Nov. 2019
• Griezmann's shot from about 25 yards away knuckled away from Muslera at the last moment and the ball went off his hands and into the goal in the 61st minute.
  — Pete Grathoff, kansascity, 6 July 2018
• So far, Green has said nothing so bare-knuckled, at least in public.
  — George Russell, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2018
• Oregon State had a chance to counter just over a minute later, but Jordan Choukair’s 52-yard field goal attempt knuckled to the left.
  — oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2019
• Outside his window, the azure waters of the Pacific knuckled on the white sands of Malibu.
  — Jeff Stein, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2018
• Even so, for anxious fliers, the odds do little to quell nerves, and moderate turbulence leads to white-knuckling the arm rests.
  — Tyler Moss, CNT, 6 July 2017
• Mr. Nolan instead narrows in on a handful of men who are scrambling and white-knuckling their way into history on the sea, in the air and on the ground.
  — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 20 July 2017
• Farther back, there are bald cypress trees, root systems knuckling their way out of the mud, and rowboats passing through the bayou.
  — Zachary Fine, The New York Review of Books, 8 Feb. 2020
• Put your social agenda on the back burner and knuckle down to honor your obligations.
  — Jeraldine Saunders, The Mercury News, 13 May 2017
• The offense had its best game of the year, with a season-best 19 hits in addition to a new high run total, but the bullpen white-knuckled it for four innings before securing the win.
  — Tim Healey, Sun-Sentinel.com, 24 May 2017
• White-knuckling through intersections, cursing the Waze app for directing you to turn left.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 29 Jan. 2020
• Paramore capped off its sophomore album and commercial breakthrough with this white-knuckled, berserker sprint through stardom and back.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2017
• The prosecutors tore up the language and the law trying to prove that the senator was knuckling the guy who was eagerly purchasing his influence with both hands.
  — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 13 Sep. 2017
• State after state punted on the opportunity to become the first to regulate before Wyoming, well, knuckled up.
  — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 4 June 2018
• But what about snow biking, snowmobiling, and knuckle hucking?
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 23 Jan. 2019
• Also, despite what your grandmother says, there isn't any conclusive evidence on risk of arthritis tied to knuckle cracking.
  — Ashley May, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2018
• But there’s no need to white-knuckle the transition to your better self: Aspire to shimmering inner perfection at a yoga retreat in a warm-weather, seaside haven, where like-minded souls are padding down the same path.
  — Margot Dougherty, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2020
• For all their bluster and feints at rebellion, Dick and Muriel are good teens—not in the sense of having knuckled under to a pervasive moral code but of having internalized kindness and responsibility.
  — Tony Adler, Chicago Reader, 5 July 2017
• Their relationship began last May with a white-knuckled, jaw-clenching, six-Mississippi handshake in Brussels.
  — Ashley Parker, courant.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• But every hunt turns into the same battle: a hook in its back, a white knuckled grip on the rod, a snapped line.
  — Karina Elwood, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Nov. 2019
• Griezmann's shot from about 25 yards away knuckled away from Muslera at the last moment and the ball went off his hands and into the goal in the 61st minute.
  — Pete Grathoff, kansascity, 6 July 2018
• So far, Green has said nothing so bare-knuckled, at least in public.
  — George Russell, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2018
• Oregon State had a chance to counter just over a minute later, but Jordan Choukair’s 52-yard field goal attempt knuckled to the left.
  — oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2019
• Outside his window, the azure waters of the Pacific knuckled on the white sands of Malibu.
  — Jeff Stein, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2018
• Even so, for anxious fliers, the odds do little to quell nerves, and moderate turbulence leads to white-knuckling the arm rests.
  — Tyler Moss, CNT, 6 July 2017
• Mr. Nolan instead narrows in on a handful of men who are scrambling and white-knuckling their way into history on the sea, in the air and on the ground.
  — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 20 July 2017
• Farther back, there are bald cypress trees, root systems knuckling their way out of the mud, and rowboats passing through the bayou.
  — Zachary Fine, The New York Review of Books, 8 Feb. 2020
• Put your social agenda on the back burner and knuckle down to honor your obligations.
  — Jeraldine Saunders, The Mercury News, 13 May 2017
• The offense had its best game of the year, with a season-best 19 hits in addition to a new high run total, but the bullpen white-knuckled it for four innings before securing the win.
  — Tim Healey, Sun-Sentinel.com, 24 May 2017
• White-knuckling through intersections, cursing the Waze app for directing you to turn left.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 29 Jan. 2020

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