limb

Example Sentences

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Most of the men I know would cut off a limb to play 18 holes at Augusta National.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

On set McGonigal said her disability was not made a "thing", and her costumes were tailored to suit her limb difference.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

According to co-author Dr. Erin Maxwell of the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart, several limb bones and teeth show abnormalities that suggest the animal suffered serious injury or illness while it was alive.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

Tovar connected with investigators, who took a DNA sample from her and compared it with the DNA from the limb.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Every sudden noise—the crack of a falling limb, the crash of a bolting deer—makes you spin in alarm and stifle a plea for mercy.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson