ankle

Example Sentences

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Researchers compared it to taking painkillers while continuing to run on an injured ankle.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

The ruling requires judges to consider conditions of release — drug treatment, check-ins, social services referrals, in serious cases ankle monitoring — before resorting to money bail or detention.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Cox had expected to have three horses in the Derby but the barn was hit with some bad news on Thursday morning, when Fulleffort was scratched due to a chip in his left hind ankle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Ollie Watkins was close to breaking his ankle.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Then she crosses one leg over the other and swings her ankle back and forth, back and forth, which makes me feel even more nervous than I already was.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish