calf
Example Sentences
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Hachimura got imaging on his right calf and it came back clear, coach JJ Redick said, after he took a hit in the leg against Miami on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
Jalibert duly hit form, returned and, but for a minor calf problem that ruled him out of the win over Italy, would have started all five of this year's Six Nations matches.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Pointing at a calf lying motionless in a green field in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, farmer Igsahn Felix let out a heavy sigh.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
Animal remains were also placed in the grave, including a butchered calf.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
Baba Joseph, perhaps noticing, set her to work feeding a young calf that was learning to do without its mother’s milk.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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