Suddenly a thick vein of amusement rippled through the seriousness he felt in his head.

Water and steam pipes ran overhead like thick gray veins.

Cut out stems and thick veins; tear leaves into 4- or 5-inch pieces.

In doing so, Galvin tapped a thick vein of economic patriotism.

The man's face was red, even the thick veins on his thick neck stuck out.

With my thumb, I could feel my own blood pumping through a thick vein.

A thick dark vein is fresh and still full of dung.

There was a thick vein of romance running through its practicality.

Blood pours into the thick vein under the arch of her collar bone.

Across the ceiling, thick black veins spread out from the centre, coming to within 8-10 feet of the floor.