gnarled tree
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describes a tree, especially an old one, with a twisted and knobbly shape
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- We rested beneath a gnarled tree after the long hike.
- A single gnarled tree stood defiantly on the windswept cliff.
- The children tied a swing to the gnarled tree in their grandmother’s yard.
- In winter light, the gnarled tree cast spiderlike shadows across the snow.
- An artist sketched the gnarled tree to capture its age and character.
- We traced the trunk of the gnarled tree with our hands, feeling every knot and twist.
- A gnarled tree had survived the fire, blackened but alive.
- Tourists took photos of the gnarled tree that locals called “the elder.”
- The cabin was hidden behind a gnarled tree and a tumble of rocks.
- If you follow the fence line, you’ll see a gnarled tree marking the old boundary.