shin

Example Sentences

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My role was to kick Elvis in the shin so a girl he liked would take pity on him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

It is the kind of place where you can lose an hour just looking at shin guards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Yet the Frenchman did not push through on to the shin of the Newcastle player.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

The ACL, which connects the shin bone to the femur, is a main stabilizing force in the knee and protects the lower leg from sliding forward.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

Or that you pushed yourself too hard in your half-marathon training plan and gave yourself shin splints, and now you probably can’t do the race you’ve spent all summer training for.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison