hips

Example Sentences

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As I ambled past groups doing yoga and vacationing families lounging on the grass, pain started to radiate through my ankles and up my shinbones before settling uncomfortably in my hips.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

He said he had become a therapist and that he had his hips replaced.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Wall squats involve putting your back against a wall and lowering down into a sitting position using your hips until the thighs are parallel to the ground.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

After all, if the hips rotate well, they absorb much of the energy of the swing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“Who do you think you are?” she hollered into the privy, planting her fists on her new hips.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck