ankle

Example Sentences

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He was suffering from a strained tendon in his right ankle resting at home when his ice cream manager called with a request for assistance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Annie can’t travel outside Louisiana and has to wear an ankle monitor—for how long isn’t clear.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

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

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

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

From BBC • May 5, 2026

We sat in the waiting room, and he picked up one of those doctor’s office National Geographies, propping one ankle over his knee and reading as if everything was cotton-candy-dandy.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller