ankle

Example Sentences

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“Tie one end to your ankle. I’ll hold onto the other end so that I can pull you back into the sub.”

From Literature

The only notable absence last year was first baseman Freddie Freeman, who remained in Los Angeles to nurse an ankle injury that landed him on the injured list.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead of working her way back to the house like Buddy had figured, she got all tangled up in the bushes, then twisted her ankle and fell.

From Literature

After a few minutes of standing ankle deep in the wet grass, looking at the egg, and listening to the peepers, he pulled one of his mother's reclining lawn chairs over to the towel.

From Literature

Two drummers were leaned against canoes, their drums held fast between their ankles, hitting alternately with the balls of their palms and the flats of their hands—Low, high; low, low, high, went the beat.

From Literature