How to Use leg in a Sentence

leg

1 of 2 noun
  • Would you like some more leg of lamb?
  • He sat on a chair with his legs crossed.
  • He leaned against the wall with his legs spread so the police could search him.
  • His legs gave way under him and he fell over.
  • We had chicken legs for dinner.
  • She broke her leg in a skiing accident.
  • That's not fun with a good leg.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
  • There are three legs to this spread.
    — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
  • He's got these springs in his legs.
    — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 10 May 2026
  • There was pain up and down my leg.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
  • What has held him back are his legs.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • What are the best straight-leg jeans?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • That can lead to swelling in the legs.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
  • My will is strong, but my legs are weak.
    — Graham Averill, Outside, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Pick up the legs and get in the end zone.
    — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • All of his weight came down on his left leg.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
  • What has eight legs, eight hands, and eight eyes?
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • These stretch flare jeans make legs look a mile long.
    — Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Landry Shamet left with a gimpy leg.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • She was found with her front and back legs zip-tied.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Or a nice leg of lamb, or even two whole sides of fish.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The second leg will be much tougher.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • That's why my leg is throbbing.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • On my kick both my legs were out of the water.
    — Glenn Reeves, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
  • But they were all shaped like women’s legs.
    — Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • And yes, all those months away from the field meant his legs were fresh.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • He is then carried away by his arms and legs.
    — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Cats dancing on their hind legs dressed in streetwear.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Our knees were buckling, and mud streaked our legs.
    — Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Pair them with a sweater dress, straight-leg jeans, or wide-leg trousers.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025

leg

2 of 2 verb
  • Bring your arm and leg back to the start, and repeat on the other side.
    — Rozalynn S. Frazier, Health.com, 10 July 2020
  • But my thinking is instead to leg one’s way into the trade.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
  • That’s opposed to an animal like a deer, which can leg it away from predators.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Bend the spider legs slightly and hook them into the cheesecloth.
    — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The glute bridge position will also give your core and legs an extra challenge.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Street dancing, leg warmers and headbands rule in this hip-hop musical.
    — Sally Verrando, Dallas News, 31 July 2023
  • The researchers noticed unusual, heavy chop marks on the ends of some leg bones known as the metapodials.
    — New York Times, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Cornelius went to the locker room on the back on a cart, and a member of the training staff was holding the player’s leg down.
    — Andrew Astleford, ajc, 23 Sep. 2017
  • Some poachers sell giraffe leg bones to buyers in Africa and Asia so they can be carved to look like ivory or used for soup.
    — Alex Shoumatoff, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017
  • Some poachers sell giraffe leg bones to buyers in Africa and Asia so they can be carved to look like ivory or used for soup.
    — Alex Shoumatoff, Smithsonian, 29 Mar. 2017
  • Then, exhale and bring both arm and leg back down to the starting position, relaxing the pelvic floor and core muscles.
    — Tiffany Ayuda, Health, 12 July 2023
  • Sciatica can cause back and leg pain and is due to compression on nerve roots or on the sciatic nerve which runs from the lower spine down the thigh.
    — Fox News, 1 Jan. 2021
  • The fully sheer skirt on Delevingne's dress seemed to be no cause of concern for the runway star, who's no stranger to leg-baring designs.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Plus, in a particularly clever design move, the pants legs zip together when they’re removed to keep you from losing track of them.
    — Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Peacock spiders and other jumping spiders use internal hydraulic pumps rather than leg muscles to leap 30 times their body length.
    — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Both species have leg bones that make researchers think their feet were more important in swimming than those of modern penguins, or standing upright was not yet as important.
    — Jack Guy, CNN, 14 Aug. 2019
  • This week, his Instagram account said he had been denied painkillers or access to a doctor to treat debilitating back and leg pain.
    — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Both species have leg bones that make researchers think their feet were more important in swimming than those of modern penguins, or that standing upright was not yet as important.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2019
  • The dark ride uses a vehicle mechanism in which riders legs dangle below them in order to simulate flying.
    — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Severino allowed a leadoff single to Jed Lowrie, who tried to leg out a double, only to have Hicks throw him out at second base.
    — Seth Berkman, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2016
  • Miriam’s brother picked up a reindeer calf that had tucked itself sleepily between the fence and ground, rump out, and carefully carried it, legs cockeyed, inside the gates.
    — Juliana Hanle, Scientific American, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Finishing touches, including nailhead trim and leg colors, can also be selected.
    — Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor, 17 Oct. 2018
  • Varicose veins result from inborn vein characteristics, not leg position.
    — New York Times, 15 June 2018
  • The Rangers' best skater in these playoffs netted his team-leading seventh goal to push the lead to 2-0, using his go-to leg kick before finishing through Raanta's legs.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY, 29 May 2022
  • This pillow, designed with an elevated and u-shaped body-molding cushion, helps alleviate back and leg pain commonly associated with pregnancy discomfort.
    — Jennifer Ford, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2021
  • This pillow, designed with an elevated and u-shaped body-molding cushion, helps alleviate back and leg pain commonly associated with pregnancy, and post-pregnancy, discomfort.
    — Jennifer Ford, Forbes, 7 May 2021

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