ankle

Example Sentences

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Researchers compared it to taking painkillers while continuing to run on an injured ankle.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

But even after Embiid returned to help Philadelphia past Boston, he quickly hit the injury list again—with pain in his hip and ankle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Had it been any higher, for instance on the ankle, then a VAR intervention should have been expected.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

A rattlesnake nipped a woman on the ankle during a hike in Ventura County, marking the seventh reported snake bite in the county this year, officials say.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

He stops rubbing his ankle for a moment and looks at me.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone