bowstring

I did not tell him that it had only been the wind in the bowstrings.

The last word came out like the snap of a bowstring.

He did not even feel the arrow leave the bowstring.

I felt hot all over and taut as a bowstring.

Hardly surprising, given the state their bowstrings must be in.

Much longer in this damp and bowstrings would need to be changed.

The snap of bowstrings was flat in the open air.

He drew back the bowstring and let the arrow go.

I had no more powder with me, and my bowstring was wet.

They hadn't even had time to draw their bowstrings back.

Most dead, gone to the leather carpet or the bowstring.

The man drew back the bowstring, prepared to let fly.

My nerves were like a bowstring as I knocked on the door.

There was a notch in the end for the bowstring, but no flight.

He set an arrow to his bowstring and raised the bow.

The girl came around the table, reached out an arm, and flicked the bowstring.

As you can see, the bowstring is locked back on this nut.

These I tanned and twisted together to form a bowstring.

He searched in his gear and found a dry bowstring.

She drew the bowstring again, trying to hold the bow steady.

She checked her bowstring to make sure it was not frayed.

The bowstring has to be drawn by hand without the use of mechanical assistance.

Her shoulders and arms were weary from pulling the bowstring.

He was breathing hard, eyes shut, body taut as a bowstring.

He drew out an arrow and fitted it to the bowstring.