ankle

Example Sentences

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The daughter, who is pregnant, and mother, suffering severe ankle swelling, both needed medical attention but had no idea how to get help.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

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

Surgeons removed her talus bone, which forms part of the ankle joint, after she developed an infection that prevented doctors from using metal implants.

From BBC • May 20, 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

I take his leg in my hands and feel the ankle beneath the thick, damp fur.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins