buttocks
Example Sentences
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"Raine fortunately landed flush on her buttocks, rather than on bone, and got up, leaving the saloon without a backwards glance," he writes.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Airlines measure capacity using something called an available seat mile, which is one mile flown by one seat, with or without buttocks.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
If your pelvis sits at an angle—maybe because your legs are different lengths, maybe because you have scoliosis—the midline of the buttocks can tilt, and, boom, a crooked crack.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2026
This nerve is the largest in your body, branching from the lower back through your hips, buttocks and down each leg.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025
Theo accidentally shot himself in the buttocks on a hunting trip with his father and he never even left the country.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
