How to Use waist in a Sentence

waist

noun

• The waist of this skirt is too tight.
• He put his arm around her waist.
• He has a narrow waist and broad shoulders.
• These pants have an elastic waist.
• Casey Clements, 30, was shot in the waist while by the fence.
  — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2021
• The buttons go all the way down the front of the dress and there’s cinching around the waist.
  — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 9 June 2025
• Others bowed, a dip of the head, or very deeply, from the waist.
  — William Booth, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022
• Bend at the waist, keep your back flat, and place your palms flat on the wall.
  — Ben Court, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
• The scoop neck of the strapless dress draped down and cinched at her waist.
  — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
• Hinge at the waist to bend over to grasp the handle with both hands.
  — Men's Health, 6 Jan. 2023
• Queen Letizia paired the dress with a black belt at the waist, a style choice she’s worn in the past.
  — Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
• The gown's waist was cinched with a silver and black belt.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 16 May 2022
• The shorts have a nine-inch inseam and come in waist sizes 30-42.
  — Susan Brickell, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2024
• Stand with your legs apart, and bend forward from the waist.
  — Min-Ja Lee, Health, 3 July 2023
• The soldiers kicked him anyway, twice in the waist, and hit him twice in the head.
  — Victoria Milko and Kristen Gelineau, USA TODAY, 8 May 2021
• Yawn replied that the workforce is still in sweats and slippers from the waist down.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024
• One was shot in the leg, and the other was shot in the back and was paralyzed from the waist down.
  — Ella McCarthy, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
• The front of the jacket is trimmed well above his waist to avoid bunching.
  — Nick Heil, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2022
• Key Performance Points Bend at the waist and not at the knees.
  — Men's Health, 7 July 2023
• The back of the design was cut extremely low on the waist.
  — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
• The man is then seen pulling out a gun from his waist and cocking it as a threat to the host.
  — oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2022
• The rapper wore her hair down in loose waves that reached her waist.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 8 Dec. 2021
• In the video, instructors say that the strap should run up the front of the body, over the crotch to the waist, said Fleming.
  — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2022
• The burgundy tone of the look was offset by a black button at the waist.
  — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
• Oblique muscles run down the side of your waist and abdomen and connect the ribs to the pelvis.
  — Jennifer Cohen, Health, 3 Dec. 2023
• His head isn’t visible; the focus of the image is the swirl of hair on the man’s chest and at his waist, pointing toward what is concealed in his trunks.
  — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
• Her husband then climbed on top of her and straddled her with his legs across her waist.
  — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
• Whereas their longer cousins tend to swallow an outfit whole, short trenches emphasize the waist and share the spotlight with the bottom half of your look.
  — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
• Levi’s designed these baggy jeans as an ode to '90s fashion, with their mid-rise waist and loose fit through the hips and thighs.
  — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
• Tessler says those who seek out rib remodeling tend to already be thin, but want a waist that's even smaller.
  — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026