plexus

Example Sentences

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"That would have been a big punch in the solar plexus for Brennan," says Blake.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

“It’s like a gut punch into the solar plexus — takes the wind out of you,” coach Jim Harbaugh said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

Importantly, this feature was preserved during aging, even when the nasopharyngeal lymphatic plexus had shrunk and was functionally impaired.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2024

My solar plexus warmed in the familiar way then — as though here, too, might be an opening for me to see my way through to a life populated with more desire than dread.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2023

Dallas’s sneaker is resting on the soft spot right below my solar plexus.

From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead