haunches
Example Sentences
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Kneeling beside her, Dr. Kristen Miller swiftly tapped hair-thin needles into the dog’s back and haunches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
Incoherent hieroglyphs plate the walls, plastic pharaohs stand guard in the check-in lane, and taxis idle under the haunches of a gargantuan Sphinx.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
On their haunches, they scratched and loved up Syd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025
There was a moment of knowing consternation among Sinner's supporters when he missed a first match point, but he reset to take his second opportunity before dropping to his haunches at the net.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025
Safaa drops to her haunches next to us.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
