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
• The men put the cash inside waist packs or their pockets, investigators said.
  — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 1 July 2026
• Palace maids stand around a plump woman, struggling to fasten a black belt sash around her waist.
  — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026
• It is meant to offer a waist-level viewfinder feel, if needed.
  — Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
• My hair, which reached beyond my ribs, skimmed the skin of my waist exposed by the cutouts.
  — Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
• The form-fitting, long-sleeve dress included a diamond cutout at the waist with a short train that trailed Infiniti.
  — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
• Not to mention the drawstring waist and pull-on design just makes dressing effortless.
  — Erika Reals, InStyle, 28 June 2026