pelvis

Example Sentences

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He crashed onto the saddle horn when his horse stopped suddenly at a calf-sorting event, splitting his pelvis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Lauren Buckland, 36, said she gets regular random "stabbing" pains in her uterus, lower back, hip and pelvis.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The dinosaur stands apart from related species because of several unique features found in its spine, pelvis, and leg bones.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

At the time, Lee was in a wheelchair after losing a leg and a portion of his pelvis when he was hit by a speeding car at age 14.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

For these past days—how many?—it has felt as though the hunger were a hand inside him, thrusting around in the cavity of his chest, reaching up to his shoulder blades, then down into his pelvis.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr