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shin

[shin] / ʃɪn /
NOUN
leg part
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The Slovenia forward, a £74m signing from RB Leipzig in August 2025, suffered a recurrence of the shin injury that curtailed his 2025-26 season in last month's EFL Cup defeat by Brighton.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

During these visits, participants walked on a treadmill while wearing a small device on their shin.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Milwaukee Brewers: Huntington Beach Marina High product Jake Bauers has suffered from shin splints almost all season, and the pain has kept him from playing the outfield lately.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

“In just two games, I got hit in the face, groin, shin, foot, hand and head,” he says, counting up his bruises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The one on his shin throbbed and pulsed, even when he wasn’t moving, so he focused on it.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Parton, never dropping her megawatt smile, replied, “If you had’ve, it would have been something very natural. But I would have probably kicked your shins or something.”

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

The stickler, or referee, has to make sure that shins are kicked before a fall can count.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

In the remote Ocotillo washes, where the scrubs claw at people’s shins, he recently found what he believes to be the remains of a human finger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026

The first time I saw the U.S. and Canadian women play each other live, it felt as if someone had taken a standard hockey game, given it six espressos, and kicked it in the shins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

She drew her legs up to her chest and wrapped her arms tightly around her shins and rocked back and forth, in rhythm to my spinning.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

And the 37-year-old settled the game when he shinned Lamine Yamal's header across goal and past his own keeper.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2023

But a teenager who offered only his first name, Oleksandr, had shinned up the supporting pole and was tearing the sign to pieces.

From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2022

Clucas' effort took a deflection off the boot of Moussa Sissoko and flew into the corner, while Tymon shinned a first-time cross over Elliot's head.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2021

Out went Geoff Cameron, whose shinned clearance had gifted Nani the opening goal against Portugal, and whose drop in concentration was a contributing factor, but certainly not the sole cause, in the second.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 27, 2014

“Just a few weeks ago two men offered my son, Eric, a couple of hundred dollars to locate a sharp- shinned hawk nest for them.”

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

As it was, it took two set-pieces break down the visitors, with Hofmann shinning a volley through a crowded penalty area after the initial ball in was not cleared.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2024

"All love on my end shawty, Keep shinning!"

From Fox News ● Feb. 22, 2021

I experienced Ustvolskaya’s magnificent chords and resonances as heat and light, while that shinning orb overhead became a giant gong.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2018

But there is one difference, because on a large shelf rests a collection of shinning trophy cups, plaques and ribbons attesting to Burlington’s Ian Steward’s racetrack driving skills.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2017

So Tom laid his bones to it, shinning up as fast as he could and dragging up his rod after him.

From The Ontario Readers Third Book by Ontario. Ministry of Education


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