limb

Example Sentences

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It is a status symbol, rite of passage and phantom limb wrapped into one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

She decided to take a step back from performing arts institutions and sought advice from friends who also had a limb difference and worked in the industry.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Releford later moved to Los Angeles, where, as a podiatric surgeon specializing in amputation prevention and limb preservation in high-risk populations, he saw firsthand how diet shapes long-term outcomes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Researchers at UC Riverside have developed a new oxygen delivering gel designed to help wounds heal before they progress to limb loss.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026

“He’s right down there in the bottoms, sitting on a bur oak limb, big as you please.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls