ankle

Example Sentences

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Annie can’t travel outside Louisiana and has to wear an ankle monitor—for how long isn’t clear.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Researchers compared it to taking painkillers while continuing to run on an injured ankle.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Fulleffort was scratched Thursday because of a chipped bone in his left hind ankle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Ollie Watkins was close to breaking his ankle.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

And the only decoration on the peeling walls was a large and ugly painting of an eye, matching the one on Count Olaf’s ankle and all over the house.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket