small of the back
Example Sentences
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And it’s not just guns — usually carried tucked in the small of the back, an action dude’s idea of accessorizing — that are fetishized, but tactical gear.
From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2020
Harper came up with two outs in the first and Hamels plunked him in the small of the back.
From Seattle Times • May 7, 2012
"As I turned so it wouldn't hit my face or head, it hit me in the small of the back, which wasn't nice."
From BBC • May 3, 2011
In the frequent accident where a person falls or is thrown in such a way that his spine telescopes, the injury usually occurs in the small of the back.
From Time Magazine Archive
A stone caught me in the small of the back.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
