derriere

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The techniques Shipherd uses to help star athletes reclaim their A game are essentially the same as those that might apply to a middle-aged woman who fell on her derriere: positive self-talk and baby steps.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2022

Same derriere, different decade You can track Henry VIII's burgeoning bottom through our collection of his combat armours.

From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2020

I wasn’t sitting in a posh courtside seat at Madison Square Garden, with Anthony’s derriere obstructing my view — though I may as well have been.

From Time • Dec. 6, 2016

A speech balloon mutters that the sketch actually depicts the stubbly derriere of "my friend Mohamid Bakshi, a movie producer who lives in Los Angeles."

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2015

The men start to back away, leaving William sitting on his derriere in the middle of the road.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz