muscles

Example Sentences

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When the protein is artificially increased in young mice, their muscles become weaker and smaller.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

“I consciously avoid using it for certain tasks, like writing in English, because those are mental muscles I depend on,” he told me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The drama follows the story of two people who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease - a non-curable degenerative condition that affects how the brain communicates with the muscles in the body.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

But in a pessimistic reading, we could say that audiences didn’t want to see a big guy with a lot of muscles disappear into a character’s psyche.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Eventually the muscles expel heat faster than it can be replaced.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman