How to Use belly button in a Sentence

belly button

noun
  • Massage straight across to the left side for about one minute. Work your way down to the left hip bone and back up to your belly button for about one minute.
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Then, the pain hit, and the belly button could not be pushed in.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Danoff treats a lot of kids, who ask about belly button lint more than adults do.
    — Markham Heid, Time, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Pull the belly button in away from the ground to engage the abs.
    — Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 18 Dec. 2020
  • Your belly button is not a feature of your body.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Now, take a look at the stem end (that’s the side that looks like a belly button).
    — Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The lighter of the blues matched the color of her belly button ring.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Grasp one fist with the other hand and place above your belly button.
    — Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
  • The stem end curves in like a belly button and the blossom end domes out.
    — Veronica Bravo, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
  • Place the heel of your hand slightly above their belly button.
    — Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
  • Lift up through the belly button and squeeze the glutes to engage the core.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Baby bull sharks have belly buttons for the first few months of their lives.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 14 July 2024
  • Try a sequined top with your jeans that stops right above your belly button.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Most people, if asked what their belly button is for, would shrug.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Then slowly move your gaze down to the floor and try to look at your belly button.
    — Lauren Bedosky, Outside Online, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Her nose, belly button, and ear piercings had been pulled out.
    — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Use it to tug up your shirt and show off a sliver of skin or your belly button ring.
    — Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Clench your fist and place it between their belly button (navel) and rib cage.
    — Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
  • Pulse this up 20 times while pulling your belly button away from the floor.
    — Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, 25 June 2019
  • Of course, the belly button does nothing now.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • The stem end curves in a bit (sort of like a belly button), while the blossom end domes out.
    — USA Today, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Wrap a tape measure around the waist at the level of the belly button.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 1 June 2023
  • So don't ever pierce your belly button.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This can lead to physical changes to the navel and belly button.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
  • Lying in bed, a hard growth strained the skin below my belly button.
    — Hazlitt, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Take the other hand and place it on your abdomen, right around your belly button.
    — Outside Online, 4 May 2020
  • In the photo, the actress wore a nude bra and black shorts pulled up to her belly button.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
  • In the photo, the actress wears a nude bra and black shorts pulled up to her belly button.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Lift your ribcage up and out of your pelvis and engage your core by pulling your belly button back to your spine.
    — Julia Ries, Outside Online, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Your belly button piercing is an open wound that takes longer to heal, says Pearce.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 24 Oct. 2025

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