flexed

Example Sentences

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During a pause, the soldiers flexed their wrists and pumped their stretched arms, a penguin-like exercise that locals here do to keep their fingers warm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

It was not until Arteta flexed his strength in depth off the bench in the second period that Forest began to be stretched.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

After a tense face-off the pair turned to the crowd but Usyk walked forward and flexed his muscles to block his rival from view before Dubois followed him.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

Vladimir Nabokov flexed on both of them by using em dashes between other em dashes.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2025

Jess flexed her climbing claws and bared her teeth angrily.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques