armpit

Example Sentences

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Instead, she found a lump in her armpit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

A US entertainment website has apologised to the "people of Shotts" and Caitriona Balfe after a misquoting the Outlander actress calling the town "an armpit".

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Eve Ross, who is a nursery worker in Kent, went to her doctor after she discovered a small lump in her armpit in January 2024.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

“It really changed the notion that we were the armpit of the region.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

The wet scent of an armpit hung in front of my face.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys