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Recent Examples of shin
Noun
When Tikka got out, Miller kicked him in the shin, punched him in the back of the head or neck, and stepped on his head.—CBS News, 15 Aug. 2024 To perform a conventional deadlift with proper form, follow these steps:
Stand behind the barbell with your shins approximately 1 to 2 inches away from the barbell.—Laura Campedelli, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
Verb
This length is most often used by mountaineers due to the use of taller boots that can rub against your calves and shins more dramatically.—Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024 Jump your feet forward so your knees are below your hips, shins off the floor.—Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 7 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for shin
Edward’s parenting was particularly industrious, requiring his children to paint their own rooms, make their own clothes and earn extra cash by trapping and skinning muskrats to sell their pelts.
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
30 Oct. 2024
Locals rise long before first chair to skin up Ajax for 58-year-old Bonnie's Restaurant's oatmeal pancakes.
Manchester United coach Marc Skinner has confirmed that the club's record appearance maker and goalscorer, Ella Toone will be out until the New Year with a calf injury.
Asif Burhan,
Forbes,
6 Dec. 2024
McCaffrey suffered a calf strain in training camp that turned into Achilles tendinitis in both legs.
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.
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.
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