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as in thigh
a lower limb of an animal he broke his leg when he accidentally stepped in that gopher hole

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as in stage
a portion of a trip on the first leg of the cruise they went south to the Caribbean

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Recent Examples of leg The 21-foot high rocket, ascended for 57 seconds before landing around 15 inches from the target touchdown point using its four retractable legs that also aided in its take-off. Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025 As bees moved from flower to flower, their heads and legs were covered with the yellow dust of pollen. Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025 The second leg had been scheduled for Friday, June 20 but was pushed back to Sunday after a food poisoning outbreak in the Salernitana camp. Ali Rampling, New York Times, 22 June 2025 Asian needle ants are about 0.2 inches in length, and dark brown or black with the end of the antennae and the legs being a lighter orange-brown, the U.S. Forest Service says. Stephen Smith, CBS News, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for leg
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  • The model, 55, also showed off her toned legs with the look, as the lace dress stopped at her mid thigh.
    Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 23 June 2025
  • Side slits let the oversized top drape effortlessly over the bottoms, while roomy thigh pockets keep essentials like your passport and cards within easy reach.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2025
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  • Nine new spec homes are currently available for purchase at various stages of completion, offering prospective homeowners a chance to personalize their future living spaces or move into a beautifully finished home.
    Prime Development, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2025
  • On Tuesday, the Football Governance Bill passed through the committee stage of the legislative process, without requiring the three further days that had been scheduled for debate.
    Matt Slater, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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  • Pascal Siakam had 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Tyrese Haliburton — playing through a strained calf — scored 14 points in 22 minutes, 52 seconds for the Pacers, who started slowly and then turned things into a blowout.
    Tim Reynolds, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
  • By halftime, concerns about Tyrese Haliburton’s calf strain had turned into admiration.
    Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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  • While it cannot yet be called a victory lap, the developments are surely a restart not seen in years.
    Stepan Sergeev, USA Today, 22 June 2025
  • That’s why the team’s leaders made sure that those who hadn’t won the Cup before were the first to do their celebratory lap after Game 6.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
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  • Soros complemented Abedin's look by adding a bug pin to his bow tie.
    Alexandra Hurtado, People.com, 17 June 2025
  • In 2011, Boeing was found to have been grossly overcharging the Army for spare helicopter parts; a four-cent metal pin, for example, was billed at $71.01.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 16 June 2025

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“Leg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.

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