Examples of thigh in a Sentence
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
Targets even the most stubborn fat including belly fat, man boobs, thighs, and hips.
—Weight Loss Advisors, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Her last recollection was using the restroom at the club, then waking up at Motel 77 with bruises on both inner thighs, according to a police report.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
The incident happened on Jan. 16, when Kapoor allegedly touched the victim’s breasts and inner thigh without her consent, prosecutors said, citing the indictment.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Adductors/inside of leg From a forearm plank position with your core engaged for support, slightly spread your legs and open one hip to align the roller on a slight diagonal along your adductors (inner thigh).
—Dana Santas, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
While my thighs and lungs were screaming at parts, my feet were happy the whole way.
—Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
They’re lightly battered, tender as chicken thighs and fervent with black pepper, garlic and jalapeño.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Taken once a week by injection in the thigh, stomach or arm, Ozempic comes with common side effects like nausea and diarrhea, and sometimes vomiting or constipation.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Middle English, from Old English thēoh; akin to Old High German dioh thigh, Lithuanian taukai, plural, fat
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Thigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thigh. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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