shin

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

Lily shrieks in protest and drums her bare feet against my shins.

From Literature

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

I twisted them off and shinned back down.

From Literature

It wasn’t true—he was bleeding from both knees and would have a bruise that would purple his whole shin—but he was alive.

From Literature