torso
Example Sentences
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After the news conference, however, TGL posted a graphic on X that showed what appears to be Woods’ torso and the words “He’s back,” along with the viewing information for Tuesday’s match.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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
Their overlapping limbs, seen from different angles, form a syncopated band of unexpected shapes that thrusts Christ’s much larger, confrontational torso toward us, emphasizing his otherworldliness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
An alternate suggestion has been to use the torso as the reference point for offside, ignoring the feet and the head.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
My legs and torso followed suit, and I pushed my foot against the pool’s edge, which sent me floating in no fixed direction.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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