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Recent Examples of shin
Noun
Some are saying Surtain might have taken a cleat to his left shin.—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025 Localized bone pain occurs in one specific area, such as the forearm, rib cage, or shin.—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
The levante is the easterly blow favored by windsurfers that causes heavy swells, casts apocalyptic clouds, and gives shins an unwanted microdermabrasion.—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2024 With the winter sun shinning brightly and a chilly breeze ruffling aquamarine Mediterranean waters just beyond the camp’s edge, the family soon got down to sharing a meal — traditional bread with lentils and ruby red tomatoes.—Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for shin
Researchers could run a measuring wheel across an animal’s hide and mark out units in chalk, or skin the creature and measure its surface area by hand.
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Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Oct. 2025
Everyone knows that some form of Hamas—skinned of the top echelon of its leadership—has survived and rules the parts of Gaza that Israel never fully occupied.
Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris’ darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching for switches to turn off the lights. Click.
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The Christian Science Monitor,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Aug. 2022
The slippery custom began a half-century ago merely as a means to dissuade drunken daredevils from attempting to shinny up the poles in order to mingle with paying guests.
The top strap keeps your foot nestled deep in the shoe, and a setback cleat position works with the internal shank for better flex, pedaling, and comfort.
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Will Porter,
Outside,
14 Oct. 2025
Some of my favorite cuts for braising include pork shoulder, beef brisket, short ribs, chicken thighs, and lamb shanks.
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