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calf

[kaf, kahf] / kæf, kɑf /
NOUN
leg between knee and ankle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG




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