torso

Example Sentences

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“The crocodile had him by the thigh, and he would turn, and the size of this crocodile, I mean, his head was as long as my torso, his tail thicker than my legs,” Yetter said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Graham developed her now-familiar modernist principles for working the torso and spine, known as “contraction” and “release,” with her troupe, all female at the time, between 1927 and 1928.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Turkey is now seeking the repatriation of other antiquities taken during the Ottoman era: an ancient marble torso called the "Old Fisherman" from Berlin, and dozens of Iznik tiles held at France's Louvre museum.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

To recreate the animal, researchers constructed the torso using polystyrene foam and a wooden frame, then added cotton, bubble paper, and fabric to mimic soft tissues.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Maybe my eyes were deceiving me, but I swear the skin of his upper torso was covered with patches of green moss.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda