- plural of buttock.
buttocks
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The potholed and dangerous roads of the Caucasus and Central Asia—Tajikistan’s Tunnel of Death lives up to its name—leave Mr. Barnes with aching buttocks and shattered nerves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
"Raine fortunately landed flush on her buttocks, rather than on bone, and got up, leaving the saloon without a backwards glance," he writes.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Airlines measure capacity using something called an available seat mile, which is one mile flown by one seat, with or without buttocks.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
If your pelvis sits at an angle—maybe because your legs are different lengths, maybe because you have scoliosis—the midline of the buttocks can tilt, and, boom, a crooked crack.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2026
He could not sit on one part of his buttocks and so, during the first few weeks in Orlu, he lay on his side.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word