waist
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Over thousands of years, humans have also developed hundreds of distinct types, ranging from tiny chihuahuas small enough to carry in a handbag to Great Danes that can reach a person's waist.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Design features include hidden pockets in waist bands, thumb holes, and badge sashes which double as cross-body bags.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Harpootlian tugged on the heavy restraints binding Murdaugh’s hands, waist and feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
A gun was holstered by the man’s waist, positioned at the front of his body and easily visible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
She had made a small curve in her long skirt so it billowed out, and one hand was over her waist.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Participants were handed a faixa—a long sash to wrap around their waists to protect their spines and give climbers a toehold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
In the 1940s, the influence of Christian Dior's New Look cinched waists were apparent, then in the 1950s, references to Spanish fashion house Balenciaga's more voluminous style emerged in the Queen's clothes, says de Guitaut.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
Indeed, the collection taps into 1950s-era silhouettes and trends: slim pencil skirts, double-breasted jackets and nipped-in waists.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2025
They climbed onto the roof where they stayed until dawn, the water lapping at their waists, until a neighbor in a row boat finally reached them.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
The white Reverend Sisters stood with arms folded, or lightly touching the glass rosary beads that dangled at their waists, carefully watching to see that every student s lips moved.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
