How to Use thigh in a Sentence

thigh

noun
  • Fuller had been shot in the thigh, the arm and the head.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The femoral artery in the groin, just above the crease where the thigh meets the abdomen.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • Place the band in the fold of your hip joint, where the thigh bone meets the pelvis.
    — Esther Smith, Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The femoral artery in the groin, just above the crease where the thigh meets the abdomen.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
  • The man was shot in the chest, stomach and right thigh.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Place the chicken thighs in the hot section of the grill.
    — Karoline Boehm Goodnick, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Jackson’s hands rapped the rhythm of the song on his thighs.
    — Gary Smith, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
  • The gunman then shot the driver in the left hand and thigh.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The hole is positioned at the femoral condyles, the round parts of the thigh bone.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 29 Sep. 2021
  • But the big ass pads, the leg pads, the thigh pads, the calf pads, those were all playing.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 4 Dec. 2023
  • On the back of his thigh is a hole that pumps dark blood onto the cot.
    — Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Her boyfriend, 28, was shot in the thigh and lower back.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Slice the thighs and breasts against the grain for the most tender texture.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Bullets struck the younger boy in the leg and back and the older boy in the thigh, cops said.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 July 2024
  • The man suffered gunshot wounds in the thigh and chest.
    — Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The report said his neck, chest and thigh area had been burned.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Police said the boy suffered wounds to the right thigh and both hands.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, chicagotribune.com, 6 Nov. 2021
  • The bullet hit the woman in the right thigh, police said.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Hamstring Scoop The hamstring is the muscle that sits across the back of your thigh.
    — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 2 May 2023
  • The other hand crawled up her thigh, a thumb pushing against the nub of her clit.
    — Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
  • A’ja Wilson stunned in black leather shorts and thigh-high boots.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2022
  • Open your chest, extend your arms, and leave them right next to your thighs.
    — Dulce Moncada, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2023
  • One of the Dutch soldiers who survived was shot in the thigh and had mass bleeding from the wound.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The design flowed down to her yellow skirt with a thigh-high slit.
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Butler was shot twice—once in the thigh and once in a button that saved his lungs.
    — Patrick Iber, The New Republic, 11 Jan. 2022
  • For now, the hope is Bam’s hand and thigh injuries are not long-term concerns.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Hamstring pain can be sharp or cause tightness in the back of your thigh.
    — Sayaka Blickenderfer, Phd, Health, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Lavigne paired the tee with thigh-high boots and a floor-length wool coat (in all black, of course).
    — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The femur is your thigh bone, running from your knee to your hip.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2022
  • The bison then made its move, its horn piercing all the way through Mia's thigh.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022

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