Example Sentences

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Chests were wheezing, legs cramping, hearts fluttering, rain falling.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024

Chests of drawers were customized with blue leather to combine them seamlessly with the blues in the bedroom scheme.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2023

Chests out, the springtails landed, and the watery collophore gave them a more stable base and a sticky adherence to the surface.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2022

Chests have been made into vanities for vessel sinks.

From Washington Times • Feb. 29, 2016

Miss Brown said, “Children, this is the time for your very best deportment. Chins up. Chests out.”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly