hips

Example Sentences

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As I ambled past groups doing yoga and vacationing families lounging on the grass, pain started to radiate through my ankles and up my shinbones before settling uncomfortably in my hips.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

I have terrible hips — bursitis and everything — and they hurt so bad that I thought maybe I broke a bone or something.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Others stared ahead with their hands firmly on their hips.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

It relies on mobile hips, a stable core, strong legs and controlled shoulders to move force through the swing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“Who do you think you are?” she hollered into the privy, planting her fists on her new hips.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck