ankle

Example Sentences

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Because the accident left Eddie with a shattered ankle, the two spent the night telling stories in the frigid car until Daphne could find help in the morning.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Richards was chosen despite tearing two ligaments in his left ankle playing for Crystal Palace earlier this month.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

A 2024 study in Bioengineering, for example, found that inward and outward foot rotation affected different peaks of knee loading, while not significantly increasing ankle joint moments in the group studied.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

When I was in Austria I was having physio every hour of the day I could get it, and I worked on my ankle as much as possible.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Penelope frowned, for this indeed was the last and deepest mole hole in her scheme, and the one in which she feared they were most likely to step and twist an ankle, so to speak.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood