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The surgeries removed the webbing from his right hand and doctors were able to create a partial hand of his left, which had no fingers prior to the operations. — Steven Goode, courant.com, "His mother died saving his life during the Hartford Circus Fire, but Jerry LeVasseur turned a catastrophe into a lifetime of opportunity," 6 July 2019 Whereas bird and insect wings are quite stiff, similar to airplanes, bats have webbed hands with multiple joints, and the webbing is muscular. — Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, "The Origins of Flight, From Birds to Bugs to Planes," 21 June 2019 Her product offers seven colors of nylon webbing to choose from in four wrist sizes, ranging from six to nine inches. — Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, "Jump into summer fun with new activities galore: Valley Views," 16 June 2019 Castro turned his body at the last second, stuck out the glove on his left hand and caught the ball toward the end of the webbing. — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers strike out 15 times in 4-2 loss to Indians," 15 June 2019 Djali licked almond talc from Emma’s finger webbing. — Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, "True Mirages," 6 June 2019 However, many luxury and designer sofas with webbing are still expensive because of other factors, such as materials, silhouette, aesthetic, and more. — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, "Everything You Need to Know About 8-Way Hand-Tied Sofas," 5 Jan. 2019 This new shoe is no exception: Sachs made a handy diagram that identifies each part of the periwinkle sneaker, from its sticky rubber outsole to its nylon webbing. — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, "See How Frank Ocean Put His Own Spin on an Unconventional Pair of Sneakers," 20 Dec. 2018 Take a two-foot length of webbing—essentially flat rope—and tie the two ends together with a stopper knot such as a figure eight. — Andrew Northshield, Popular Mechanics, "How to Tie a Christmas Tree to the Roof of Your Car," 2 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'webbing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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