loins

Example Sentences

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Tynecastle rubbed its eyes and then girded its loins.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

A second employee cuts those loins into neat chunks.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

Then they’re cleaned by hand and the loins are separated from the belly before the meat is tightly hand-packed in cans and jars.

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2023

Subway lists its tuna as being "flaked tuna in brine" and maintains that it's FDA-regulated importers "use only 100% wild-caught tuna from whole round, twice cleaned, skipjack tuna loins."

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2022

But we’re going to have to talk about it soon, so gird your loins, reader.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri