haunch
Example Sentences
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They illuminated Lee’s head, the horse’s haunch, a patch of sky.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
It’s unlikely that anyone was looking at a gray wolf tearing a chunk from a bison haunch and saying “That’d make a great dog.”
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2021
A spiral-sliced haunch of ham sheathed with fresh yellow rings is a staple of my Christmas dinner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2019
It was bouncing around a little, but I was able to give it a shot in the haunch muscle.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2018
There was a spurt of pain along his haunch, but he knew that he could move.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Vocabulary lists containing haunch
A Long Walk to Water
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