haunch
Example Sentences
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Within days of eating that haunch, the dinosaur — a juvenile Gorgosaurus that stood 5 and a half feet tall at the hip — ended up dead in a river.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2023
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
I stumble forward and bounce off a horse’s passing haunch.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Vocabulary lists containing haunch
A Long Walk to Water
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