ass

Example Sentences

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My young and wildly financially uneducated ass took myself to Gucci.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

I’m not close with Victoria, but obviously I’m a woman of that generation where I learned to shake my ass to the Spice Girls in 1996 so I have undying loyalties to her.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Sabalenka, 27, promised to "kick Nick's ass" as she promoted the event on US television chat shows, while 30-year-old Kyrgios insisted the razzmatazz of the occasion would bring new eyes to the sport.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

“It hauls ass and tows like a beast. Metaphorically, it might as well have a Superman cape and a Captain America shield.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

He’d limp out of the office, rubbing his ass, to provide updates on the 507th Maintenance Company mishap or the new POWs or the unorthodox guerrilla tactics being used by Iraq’s Elite Republican Guard.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx