limb

Example Sentences

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It is a status symbol, rite of passage and phantom limb wrapped into one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

She decided to take a step back from performing arts institutions and sought advice from friends who also had a limb difference and worked in the industry.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

According to co-author Dr. Erin Maxwell of the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart, several limb bones and teeth show abnormalities that suggest the animal suffered serious injury or illness while it was alive.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

Vonn credited Dr. Tom Hackett, an orthopedic surgeon who works for Vonn and Team USA, for salvaging the limb.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

That’s when Papa made a crutch for her out of a red oak limb with a fork on one end.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls