leg it
Example Sentences
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Some flabby offshoot that had nothing to do with the leg it was attached to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
"I used to paddleboard a lot and I thought if I put a paddle on the end of a leg, it will basically replicate a foot."
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
A year ago, the Kraken held a seven-point playoff cushion coming out of the break, so when they stumbled during this same East Coast leg, it was no big deal.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Although a disk herniation definitely can be a possible cause of pain irradiating in the leg, it is only rarely a cause of local back pain.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 21, 2023
“Then, as 1 went through life on one leg, it was said that I was like a crane. But besides standing on one leg, cranes are also a symbol of long life.”
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
