How to Use belly button in a Sentence

belly button

noun
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  • Then, the pain hit, and the belly button could not be pushed in.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The lighter of the blues matched the color of her belly button ring.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Pull the belly button in away from the ground to engage the abs.
    — Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 18 Dec. 2020
  • Lift up through the belly button and squeeze the glutes to engage the core.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The stem end curves in like a belly button and the blossom end domes out.
    — Veronica Bravo, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
  • Think: groin, armpit, belly button, or the nape of your neck.
    — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Wrap a tape measure around the waist at the level of the belly button.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 1 June 2023
  • Bring knees to belly button height to a count of 2, then straighten legs to a count of 2.
    — Bari Leiberman, Redbook, 22 May 2017
  • The stem end curves in a bit (sort of like a belly button), while the blossom end domes out.
    — USA Today, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Pulse this up 20 times while pulling your belly button away from the floor.
    — Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, 25 June 2019
  • Then, pull the belly button up toward the spine to lift the hips and drive the feet back up toward your hands.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Then slowly move your gaze down to the floor and try to look at your belly button.
    — Lauren Bedosky, Outside Online, 20 Oct. 2020
  • In the photo, the actress wore a nude bra and black shorts pulled up to her belly button.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
  • In the photo, the actress wears a nude bra and black shorts pulled up to her belly button.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Check under your arms, in and around the ears, belly button, back of the knees, hair, between legs and around the waist.
    — Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, 25 June 2018
  • The boy's cute belly flex draws your eye to a white piece of plastic to the left of his belly button.
    — Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, 23 May 2017
  • Designed to, yes, sit high on the waist (right below or close to the belly button).
    — Paula Lee, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Danoff treats a lot of kids, who ask about belly button lint more than adults do.
    — Markham Heid, Time, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Baby bull sharks have belly buttons for the first few months of their lives.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 14 July 2024
  • Grasp one fist with the other hand and place above your belly button.
    — Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
  • The scar wound from my sternum, around my belly button, and just beyond the top of my jeans.
    — Deanna Pai, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2018
  • This can lead to physical changes to the navel and belly button.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
  • Place the heel of your hand slightly above their belly button.
    — Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
  • Use it to tug up your shirt and show off a sliver of skin or your belly button ring.
    — Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The micro-trend had the teenager in me checking my belly button to see if the hole was still there.
    — Anny Choi, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Start with the ball about six inches from your butt with your feet flat on the ball and your knees above your belly button.
    — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Inspect under the arms, in and around the ears and hair, inside the belly button, behind the knees, between the legs, and around the waist.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 16 July 2023
  • Put a lacrosse ball beside the bony part of your hip in the direction of your belly button.
    — Jacqueline Andriakos, Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Pause for two seconds, and then exhale through the nose for five seconds while contracting your belly button toward the spine.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 31 July 2024
  • To figure out your waist circumference, wrap a tape measure around your middle section, right at your belly button.
    — Angela Haupt, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024

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