leg
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By contrast, Sherrock dropped only one leg en route to the trophy match and took out defending champion Lisa Ashton in the semi-final, winning 5-1.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
For one thing, the Sixers have spent seasons rocked by injuries, with Embiid in particular missing substantial time with leg ailments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The tub edge should be wide enough to sit on and swing a leg over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
As temperatures rise this summer, Japanese men are baring more leg at work than ever before.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
She sticks one leg out and pulls her toes back toward her body to stretch her calf.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Steel balustrades from an old staircase found in the basement were repurposed as legs for apartments' bathroom sinks.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Both players missed 23 darts at a double across the match, while Van Veen was broken nine times in 14 legs throwing first on what was a difficult night for the world number three.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The Alpe is more than a test of their legs or their lungs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
My husband and I had pulled over at a park somewhere on the Washington Coast, gotten out of the car to stretch our legs and decided to take a brief walk on a nearby beach.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
I uncurl my frozen legs from the bench and climb on.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
The research, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, examined 82 species of theropods, a group of mostly carnivorous, two legged dinosaurs.
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2026
Fires could encroach on critical habitat for the endangered Southern California mountain yellow legged frog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2024
“It’s a horrible distance,” said Kaisa Larkas, 44, a mother of four who legged it past Eloise Kramer to capture the Olney title with a time of 63.37 seconds.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
A wobbly legged Walmsley, a tired smile spreading across his face, crosses the finish line in 19 hours 37 minutes amid a cacophony of cheers, applause, music and a pumped-up race announcer.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2023
Sitting cross- legged on the doorstep was an old Chinese man.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
In 2024, Lululemon stopped selling a new type of legging called the Breezethrough after some buyers said they made their stomachs and back sides look too big.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Couples with "baskets of bottled beer and blankets", children wildly misidentifying pigeons and press photographers resignedly legging it around the grass in an attempt to get their shot all added to the chaos.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025
“This form of air legging should not be used to do this type of work,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
By legging out his 59th double with typical hustle, racing to second on a weakly hit grounder to right-center field, Freeman needs just one more to have the first 60-double season since 1936.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2023
They’re chatting about T-shirts and slime stuff and legging designers.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
