How to Use anatomy in a Sentence

anatomy

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  • We had to take a class on anatomy.
  • This isn't quite the case; the obliques are more than just the side abs of your core, both in terms of their anatomy and function.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 13 July 2023
  • Much is made about the size of a certain part of Hunter’s anatomy (hint: the same part Reggie wants to bite off Doug).
    — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The scan revealed that more soft parts of the animals’ anatomy were also buried in the rock.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Here is the anatomy of a Lake Poinsett Ribbit grass strike.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2023
  • Like a video game, hit the reset button, throw a love tantrum, force round pegs to fit my square anatomy.
    — Tim Z. Hernandez, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Great guard play and defense are the anatomy of a good underdog team.
    — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The normal dog anatomy has been kind of smushed into a smaller face.
    — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
  • When Groff, a gay man, was curious about the female anatomy, Michele showed him the word of her body complete with the aid of a desk lamp.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart (this will very based on your anatomy), with your shins directly in front of the bar.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 5 Jan. 2023
  • It can be done during the surgery to identify the important anatomy and the disease.
    — Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2022
  • First, a little citrus anatomy lesson: The outer layer of the lemon (a.k.a.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Of course, that’s in addition to finding the best running shoes to fit your foot anatomy and running style.
    — Mike Richard, menshealth.com, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Even less was known about the anatomy of intersex reptiles.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The anatomy of a galaxy Astronomers think that galaxies form from the inside out.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The second book is a work of literary criticism that is, on the face of it, not much concerned with anatomy.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Vigée Le Brun couldn’t study male anatomy from the nude, due to absurdly prim social restrictions of the day.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Among the many values the oath inspires, a doctor vows to respect the anatomy and dignity of their patients.
    — Adriana Gallardo, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Thank you for your willingness to break down the anatomy of a sketch, or several sketches.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
  • Underwear or not, men are more prone to the condition simply because of the groin’s anatomy.
    — Marygrace Taylor, Men's Health, 1 June 2023
  • For 380-million-year-old organs, the structures didn’t look so alien from modern anatomy.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2022
  • As Dutton’s ranch hand, and then as his right hand, Rip has become as integral to the anatomy of the place as its land and its animals.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2023
  • To talk thoroughly about Spy vs. Spy is to interrogate the anatomy of metaphor.
    — Gyasi Hall, Longreads, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The news of Gray’s anatomy tweak, which the Rangers don’t believe to be serious, comes on the heels of news that Nathan Eovaldi would miss at least one start with side stiffness.
    — Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Bill will explore the anatomy of a storm to show the steps that can be taken to survive, slow down and even prevent deadly hurricanes.
    — al, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Roman tried to text Gerri a close-up of his anatomy, only to misfire, sending the photo to his father.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Doctors say the reason has less to do with your cold-coping mechanisms and more about your nasal anatomy and function.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The anatomy of a hit remains a stubborn mystery that researchers and the music industry at large have been longing to solve.
    — Lucy Tu, Scientific American, 30 June 2023
  • The anatomy of your buttocks creates a warm and moist environment.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 27 Feb. 2023
  • But the anatomy of political violence is more tangled than the events of a single case.
    — Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022

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