ankle
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She nursed a swollen ankle after falling in the evacuation centre.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
After her first vault, she landed with a grimace and fell, clutching her injured ankle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
His films are designed to be all-consuming experiences, opening in media res, grabbing the viewer by the ankle and dragging them into action already in progress.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Rispoli, the leading jockey at last fall’s Del Mar meeting, has had his own rough stretch, missing five months of action after breaking his right ankle and leg in a January spill at Gulfstream Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Keeping his weight off his crushed ankle, Jackson managed to stand long enough to get himself up onto Chris’s back.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
On a beach in southern Romania, a few metres from the Danube shore, a boy sloshed his bare feet through water that only reached up to his ankles.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The ideal invention would be a light polyester air-conditioned undergarment, enclosed around the neck, wrists and ankles and battery operated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Wearing an orange jail uniform, he was shackled at the wrists and ankles.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Hyaline cartilage is smooth and slippery, allowing joints such as the knees, hips, shoulders, and ankles to move freely.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
His rubakha was longer than any Anya had ever seen, almost to his ankles.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
