rear end

Example Sentences

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A hermit crab will inspect a shell with care, running antennae and claws over its contours, before delicately lowering its rear end into the aperture.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

A fourth person would work the two back legs and another puppeteer would work the rear end.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025

The brightest region within the nebula is called IC 2948, where some people see the chicken's head and others its rear end.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

Leclerc is renowned for his ability to control a loose rear end - it's what he wants from a car - but even he has struggled.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2023

But Polyphemus just laughed and swatted the sheep’s rear end, propelling us forward.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan