haunch

Example Sentences

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They illuminated Lee’s head, the horse’s haunch, a patch of sky.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2021

It’s unlikely that anyone was looking at a gray wolf tearing a chunk from a bison haunch and saying “That’d make a great dog.”

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2021

A spiral-sliced haunch of ham sheathed with fresh yellow rings is a staple of my Christmas dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2019

It was bouncing around a little, but I was able to give it a shot in the haunch muscle.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 21, 2018

When that was done, she sat next to Iorek Byrnison as he gnawed a haunch of reindeer that was frozen as hard as wood.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman