How to Use wrist in a Sentence

wrist

noun

• And just like that — with the flick of a wrist — punk was born.
  — Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 27 June 2022
• Put your right hand and wrist flat on the counter in front of the ball of dough.
  — Mayukh Sen, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2021
• The team said that Caruso will need surgery on the wrist.
  — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2022
• Or one that will look cool on their wrist at the beach club.
  — The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
• Just wrap it around the wrist and fasten with the two O-rings.
  — Lisa Boonestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
• This is great news, and not just for our backs and our wrists.
  — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
• The man also grabbed her wrists and arms and pushed her.
  — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
• Derek Hill is on the injured list with a sprained wrist.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
• Miles had the wrist taped and came back quickly, but scored just four points the rest of the way.
  — Schuyler Dixon, ajc, 9 Jan. 2022
• The third-round pick hurt his wrist and knee in his debut.
  — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2021
• Rosalie wiped the wetness of her eyes with the back of one wrist.
  — Okwiri Oduor, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
• One broken wrist has led to a lot of choices for the Sox.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Apr. 2023
• Other than a $5 wrist band to drink beer for adults, the event was free.
  — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022
• The officer fired two shots at his chest and one in the wrist.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2022
• In fact, a lone bracelet would make your wrist look bare these days.
  — Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com, 27 Nov. 2021
• Over the next few days my hand and wrist throbbed to the point of distraction.
  — Aliese Willard Muhonen, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2022
• The ulnar side of the wrist is nearest the pinkie finger.
  — Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021
• When the 11-year-old Saviano tried to run away, the priest grabbed his wrist and held him back.
  — Matt Schudel, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Nov. 2021
• When the 11-year-old Mr. Saviano tried to run away, the priest grabbed his wrist and held him back.
  — Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2021
• One of the reports detailed a burn to the consumer’s wrist.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 9 May 2022
• Her ankles and wrists were bound with a zip tie and hose clamps.
  — Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 May 2025
• The next exercise, from the 1970s, is the barbell wrist twist curl.
  — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 3 Sep. 2022
• About half the crowd wore masks below their chins or looped around a wrist.
  — Washington Post, 30 July 2021
• The ball, however, cleared the fan’s gloved hand and hit off his wrist, which was above the wall.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
• The woman told police Wilkes had grabbed her by the wrist and choked her.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 18 Aug. 2023
• Push them both overhead, keeping your elbows close to your ears and your wrists stacked over your shoulders.
  — Will Stone, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
• The broken wrist was a freak accident, but those happen in other sports, too.
  — Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
• The jacket featured an oversize design with wide long sleeves and it was belted around the waist and around the wrists with a gold buckle.
  — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
• These wearables can typically be worn either on the wrist or the upper arm.
  — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
• The cop in front of her touched her wrist, the mustached one clamped a hand on her shoulder, and the one to her right grabbed her sleeve.
  — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026