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shin

[shin] / ʃɪn /
NOUN
leg part
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But the thigh is not the concern this week, with sources indicating that Raducanu has a shin problem.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

During these sessions, participants walked on a treadmill while wearing a device on the shin that provided vibration feedback.

From Science Daily May 22, 2026

Work paused frequently as workers uncovered thousands of fossils, including a 2-foot bison horn and camel shin bone, dating back to the Ice Age.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

My role was to kick Elvis in the shin so a girl he liked would take pity on him.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

What about issuing stickers printed with the words “This apostrophe is not necessary”? What about telling people to shin up ladders at dead of night with an apostrophe-shaped stencil and a tin of paint?

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

Each participant must wear trousers, with straw available for them to create a layer of padding on their shins.

From BBC May 30, 2026

In the remote Ocotillo washes, where the scrubs claw at people’s shins, he recently found what he believes to be the remains of a human finger.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2026

The first time I saw the U.S. and Canadian women play each other live, it felt as if someone had taken a standard hockey game, given it six espressos, and kicked it in the shins.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

Gilgeous-Alexander was sidelined by a sprained ankle while Holmgren was nursing sore shins, both joining Isaiah Hartenstein and Jaylin Williams on OKC's injured list.

From Barron's Jan. 10, 2026

My jeans are torn, and through the gaping holes I see grazed shins.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

And the 37-year-old settled the game when he shinned Lamine Yamal's header across goal and past his own keeper.

From BBC Sep. 29, 2023

But a teenager who offered only his first name, Oleksandr, had shinned up the supporting pole and was tearing the sign to pieces.

From New York Times Nov. 13, 2022

Clucas' effort took a deflection off the boot of Moussa Sissoko and flew into the corner, while Tymon shinned a first-time cross over Elliot's head.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2021

Out went Geoff Cameron, whose shinned clearance had gifted Nani the opening goal against Portugal, and whose drop in concentration was a contributing factor, but certainly not the sole cause, in the second.

From The Guardian Jun. 27, 2014

I twisted them off and shinned back down.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

As it was, it took two set-pieces break down the visitors, with Hofmann shinning a volley through a crowded penalty area after the initial ball in was not cleared.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2024

"All love on my end shawty, Keep shinning!"

From Fox News Feb. 22, 2021

I experienced Ustvolskaya’s magnificent chords and resonances as heat and light, while that shinning orb overhead became a giant gong.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2018

Look at Puerto Rico -- the so called shinning star of the Caribbean.

From New York Times Apr. 19, 2018

The seven men who had been sent up the ratlins to rig sails came shinning down ropes and masts to gain the cabin.

From The Story of the Trapper by Laut, A. C.




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