How to Use gluteal in a Sentence

gluteal

adjective
  • My whole life, I’ve been saddled with more gluteal square footage than the typical guy.
    — Ted Spiker, Esquire, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Most of the animals will get the vaccine in their gluteal muscle, which is their rear-end, hip or thigh area.
    — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Keeping your torso tall and core engaged, inhale and contract your gluteal muscles on the side with your knee on the ground.
    — Outside Online, 21 Sep. 2020
  • The gluteal muscles are lifted and the outward extension is enhanced.
    — Meggen Taylor, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Severe pain in the gluteal muscles could also point toward endometriosis.
    — Suzannah Weis, SELF, 21 July 2021
  • Ryu was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a gluteal injury after his last start April 30.
    — J.p. Hoornstra, Orange County Register, 9 May 2017
  • By applying force to these cables, the system is able to assist the gluteal muscles in powering the legs.
    — Jon Porter, The Verge, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Ryu left an April 25 start at Tampa Bay because of a strained right gluteal muscle.
    — Ian Harrison, Star Tribune, 6 May 2021
  • She was struck in her upper gluteal area before the bullet exited, fracturing her sacral bones but missing the end of her spinal cord.
    — Soo Youn, Washington Post, 26 May 2022
  • Some are given into the gluteal muscle, especially in children.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Lack of gluteal activation causes muscle imbalances and can lead to excessive forces at the back, knee, foot, and ankle.
    — K. Aleisha Fetters, SELF, 31 July 2018
  • Discomfort in the back can often be the result of weaknesses elsewhere, like the gluteal muscles and adductors, both of which are in your hips and legs.
    — Popular Science, 16 Sep. 2020
  • The main goal of the Brazilian butt lift, also known as gluteal fat grafting to professionals, is to enhance your buttocks and its shape, as well as its size.
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Healthy individuals at low risk of imminent rupture may receive a gluteal injection of methotrexate.
    — Amy Alspaugh, The Conversation, 7 June 2022
  • Another method less commonly used is the insertion of gluteal implants, which are typically made of silicone.
    — Lily Herman, Allure, 7 Aug. 2017
  • Resistance-band exercises strengthen the hip muscles and activate the gluteal muscles.
    — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 27 Feb. 2021
  • The procedures, more technically called gluteal fat grafting, involve injecting fat to enlarge or reshape patients’ buttocks.
    — Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2022
  • In the lead-up to the men’s singles competition at the Olympics this week, Rippon has been celebrated for his robust thigh and gluteal muscles, not to mention his tight abs.
    — Karen Crouse, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2018

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