charley horse

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Blue Jackets coach Pascal Vincent said after the game that Werenski was dealing with a charley horse and that the injury was “not long term.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023

Once she yells about her charley horse what might have been a saucy turn degrades into an awkward limb pile because that is Miranda's avocation.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2023

Jackson had a charley horse that forced him to miss Friday’s stadium practice, so this game is the first time Jackson will appear in a game setting for Washington.

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2021

So far this season Prust has played through a shoulder problem, a charley horse, this ankle issue, and probably some other hurts that were “just pain.”

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2011

It’ll give me a charley horse, but at least it may have saved this guy from getting a broken rib.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman