Preposition: of

• war: None of the sinews of war has been dismantled.

• heart: And what shoulder, and what art, Could twist the sinews of thy heart?

• state: Taxes, said Cicero, are the sinews of the state.

Converse of object

• stiffen: Both these pieces read like a call to arms, an attempt to stiffen the sinews of the 1701 and 1702 parliaments.

• strain: We must now strain every sinew to make the world demonstrate next March.

• stretch: The completion of the clubhouse was not without difficulty, that stretched the sinews of the club almost to breaking point at one stage.

• provide: The water and power to provide the sinews of a city snap.

• strengthen: Regular practice boosts the immune system and strengthens sinews and tendons, which is of particular benefit to dancers.

• twist: And what shoulder, and what art, Could twist the sinews of thy heart?

Adjective modifier

• artificial: Linen or sinew ( artificial sinew is fine ) for any sewing that needs to be done.

• fake: Using a glover's needle ( very sharp be careful ) and fake sinew sew together.

• tough: Is my will only the toughest sinew in all the world, that it can stand out against the battery of the word?

• long: But we went to-day and the long sinews Of our elm were lame With wind that ran in the day's lost clues.

Modifies a noun

• cord: BRIDLE Binding, usually of twisted sinew cord, used to tie lath to stock on medieval crossbows.

• wrapping: Circular wooden stick is attached to each end of beadwork with sinew wrapping.

• bridle: Bow irons and similar fittings for securing the lath replaced the sinew bridle.

• loop: Two sinew loops are attached to deck behind cockpit; one on deck in front of cockpit.

• thread: Arrowheads were bound to the shaft with sinew thread.

Noun used with modifier

• animal: The ropes are made of twisted strands of human hair or animal sinew.

• iron: Railways were the iron sinews that had drawn industrial capitalism to its feet.