How to Use ankle in a Sentence

ankle

noun
  • Keep your front knee over your ankle and push back to start.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Joe Alt is out with a high ankle sprain.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Your knees should be stacked over your ankles, not pushed past your toes.
    — Christa Sgobba, Health, 19 May 2026
  • And then Jaquez was lost with that ankle sprain.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Lift your right leg and rest your right ankle on the top of your left thigh.
    — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
  • James did not play in the game due to an ankle injury.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Bare some ankle with a pair of cropped denim.
    — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Reid missed a pair of games with an ankle injury.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Donald has missed the past two games with a high ankle sprain.
    — Greg Beacham, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Dec. 2022
  • James missed four games this season with a high ankle sprain.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Gary will have to have surgery on his ankle and a torn bicep.
    — Joe Donlon, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • Throw on some white sneakers, or dress it up with ankle boots.
    — Gabriela Garcia, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The shoes come in ankle-length versions as well.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Nabers then appeared to stretch his right foot, ankle and leg.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
  • This reduces stress on your ankles, knees, and feet.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Theron finished her look with mesh pumps strapped at her ankles.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
  • They were shackled around their wrists, ankles and chest.
    — Selina Wang, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Her orange cat slides against our ankles.
    — Sarah Adler september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The laces add an extra stylish step that wraps up and around the ankle.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • Shackles were made for wrists, ankles, the waist and the neck.
    — Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • Kupp fell to the turf and rolled out of bounds clutching his right ankle.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • This can include back, hip, knee, leg, ankle or foot pain.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Their leather shaft molds to your ankle once they’re broken in, too.
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Her ankles started swelling, then her legs.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 June 2026
  • Swelling, called edema, of the legs, feet or ankles.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
  • No clatter of boots and ankles.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • These high-rise, straight-leg jeans sit right above the waist and stop right above the ankles.
    — Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2023
  • These wide-leg jeans that sit just above the ankle are a favorite of my moms.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • These have lots of stretch, maintain their shape, and land just above the ankle.
    — Brittany Loggins, harpersbazaar.com, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Shop dressy trousers and slacks, flowy ankle pants, tapered styles, and more.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 17 May 2026

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