haunches
Example Sentences
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Kneeling beside her, Dr. Kristen Miller swiftly tapped hair-thin needles into the dog’s back and haunches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
Incoherent hieroglyphs plate the walls, plastic pharaohs stand guard in the check-in lane, and taxis idle under the haunches of a gargantuan Sphinx.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
On their haunches, they scratched and loved up Syd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025
Swiatek instantly dropped her racquet and dropped to her haunches, bursting into tears on the court before hugging Muchova when she came around the net.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2023
He taps his snout with one claw before rising up on his haunches to sniff the air.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
