ankle

Example Sentences

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A 2024 study in Bioengineering, for example, found that inward and outward foot rotation affected different peaks of knee loading, while not significantly increasing ankle joint moments in the group studied.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

"But if, you know, you have a really painful ankle or really painful arm, if it affects your day-to-day life, it needs operating on."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

When I was in Austria I was having physio every hour of the day I could get it, and I worked on my ankle as much as possible.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Ventura County Fire Department officials received a 911 call at 2:40 p.m. reporting that a rattlesnake had bitten the woman on her ankle, said Andrew Dowd, a department spokesperson.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

He sucked in his breath as a flash of pain shot through his ankle.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis