limb

Example Sentences

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Most of the men I know would cut off a limb to play 18 holes at Augusta National.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

McGonigal was born with a limb difference - her arm stops just below her elbow joint - but she said she "hadn't realised" she had a disability at all until she began acting professionally.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 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

No longer in military fatigues but a black tracksuit and with a prosthetic limb, Volodymyr was speaking at a football tournament in the town of Pavlograd, one he used to play in before his injury.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

And indeed the limb was almost as wide as a sidewalk.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien