limbs
Example Sentences
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He punched away crosses, repelled free kick after free kick and, in one breath-catching moment, spread his limbs to deny Messi in a one-on-one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
By 1976, mom and dad had split, and as the bicentennial approached, it looked like I wouldn’t get to see the usual wild display of pyrotechnics and potential loss of limbs.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Now, fitted with prosthetic limbs, he is enjoying playing with his nursery classmates.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The tree’s limbs were lopped off in the wake of January 2025’s Eaton fire, which ravaged Altadena and part of Pasadena, but all these months after the fire, there’s new growth on the tree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
They ended up sprawled on the bakehouse floor, a tragic tangle of limbs.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
