calf
Example Sentences
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Hachimura got imaging on his right calf and it came back clear, coach JJ Redick said, after he took a hit in the leg against Miami on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
He was bound to make his first All-Star Game before being sidelined for more than a month because of a calf injury.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
Pointing at a calf lying motionless in a green field in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, farmer Igsahn Felix let out a heavy sigh.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
Animal remains were also placed in the grave, including a butchered calf.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
Papery ropes of skin wrapped delicately around his thigh and down his calf, like wax dripping from a cheap candle.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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