heel
Example Sentences
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The storm system comes on the heels of a Christmas holiday deluge that caused fatalities, spurred swift-water rescues and toppled trees.
From Los Angeles Times
It reported how the man touched the then teenage Camilla Shand and that she then hit him with the heel of her shoe.
From BBC
At the time it was seen as another example of China’s AI prowess, coming on the heels of the release of the DeepSeek model.
From Barron's
Positioning myself low on the ground before his run-up, he would leap and double click his heels.
From BBC
Hulk Hogan was a heel, a hero and everything in between.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
