chest

Example Sentences

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The steady movement of your chest, the muscles between your ribs pulling outward, and the air filling your lungs feel completely routine.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

She called it a low-grade terror: “You know how that feels, right? Where you’re worried all the time, and it’s like a low burn in your chest, queasiness in the belly.”

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

The waiter’s tray fell, hit my chest, bounced off and crashed to the floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

It would also give Feinberg’s officials a deep war chest, including $30 billion for purchases under the Defense Production Act and $20 billion for Office of Strategic Capital loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

When you’re grumpy, it’s hard to un-grumpy yourself, but she sighed and calmed the burning in her chest long enough to apologize for her tone of voice.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith