ankle

Example Sentences

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We were not allowed to step around them as the ranks were formed: often we stood in water up to our ankles, and at night the barracks reeked with rotting shoe leather.

From Literature

Something was gripping his legging just above the ankle.

From Literature

She wasn’t that old, but she always dressed in a no-fashion black smock dress that brushed her ankles.

From Literature

Next to my ankle the rock comes to a stop.

From Literature

Women had to wear a specific type of hijab with gloves and socks to cover their hands and ankles, and music was not allowed.

From BBC