calf

as in thigh
the muscular back part of the leg below the knee

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Recent Examples of calf In fact, Jennings has been dealing with a lingering calf injury that kept him out of action through preseason. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025 Sudden start and stop movements can also lead to a greater risk of calf strains and ankle sprains. Cathy Cassata, Health, 4 Sep. 2025 Elk mating season occurs during the months of September and October, according to National Park Service, with single calves born May to late June. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025 Staff believe Nasha may have stepped on the calf's neck. Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for calf
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Noun
  • Linebacker Carson Schwesinger is a demon in thigh pads.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Cali whispered into the phone for an hour, until Vic reached over Andy’s head and squeezed her thigh.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The man, whom the magazine did not identify citing privacy concerns, cut his shin on a bait fish trap on a pier in an inlet that leads to the bay.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Technically, the shin is a bone called the tibia, which extends from below your knee to the ankle.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • After a couple shanks, Sanchez launches one on line.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In Swift’s case, her large rock is bezel set on a split-shank gold band.
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025

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“Calf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calf. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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