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ankle

[ UK /ˈæŋkə‍l/ ]
[ US /ˈæŋkəɫ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

How To Use ankle In A Sentence

  • He asked me bluntly, ‘Why would you want to leave private life and take on such a difficult, dangerous and probably thankless job?’
  • But Sexton found Nicks for an easy 31-yard score on fourth down with 4: 11 left to seal it, and Nicks set the receiving record with a 22-yard catch a little later from T.J. Yates, making his first appearance in relief from a broken ankle suffered in September against Virginia Tech. Newspaper Home Delivery - Subscribe Today USATODAY.com
  • She took a lot of tweed and heavy suiting, an ankle-length dress and platform shoes - quite the bonkers stuff.
  • Her wrists were bound together with rope, and so were her ankles, her neck open to the air and the world, and her entire body was in a guillotine, the blade lingering high above.
  • The mud beneath my feet was soft and with every step, I sunk in to my ankle or deeper.
  • The effect of preventive measures on the incidence of ankle sprains.
  • He suffered face, hand and ankle burns trying to tackle the blaze with a garden hose. The Sun
  • The biggest concern is that the safety release of AT bindings is not designed to protect ankles in soft boots.
  • In old persons intracapsular fracture may be caused by such a trivial thing as turning in bed, and even a sudden twist of the ankle has been sufficient to produce this injury. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
  • Wrist, arm or ankle fractures account for 50 percent of injuries.
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