How to Use anatomy in a Sentence

anatomy

noun
  • We had to take a class on anatomy.
  • With the right anatomy, even a 1,200-pound winged horse could fly.
    Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Due to the anatomy of the eye, a solar eclipse can damage it.
    Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024
  • This isn't quite the case; the obliques are more than just the side abs of your core, both in terms of their anatomy and function.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 13 July 2023
  • The flavors of bibimbap meet the anatomy of a shawarma.
    New York Times, 18 June 2024
  • Much is made about the size of a certain part of Hunter’s anatomy (hint: the same part Reggie wants to bite off Doug).
    Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The scan revealed that more soft parts of the animals’ anatomy were also buried in the rock.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Here is the anatomy of a Lake Poinsett Ribbit grass strike.
    Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2023
  • That the pumpkin toadlet has shrunk some of its anatomy out of the realm of utility makes a weird sort of sense.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022
  • One thing the teams want to do is image the internal anatomy of the creature.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Like a video game, hit the reset button, throw a love tantrum, force round pegs to fit my square anatomy.
    Tim Z. Hernandez, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2022
  • As dinosaurs evolved into birds, the changes in their anatomy evolved as well, Bhullar said.
    Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2022
  • This kind of clot is usually caused by a change in the local anatomy.
    Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Great guard play and defense are the anatomy of a good underdog team.
    Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The normal dog anatomy has been kind of smushed into a smaller face.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
  • The reason that omicron is milder may be a matter of anatomy.
    Carl Zimmer, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2021
  • The reason that Omicron is milder may be a matter of anatomy.
    New York Times, 31 Dec. 2021
  • My first course in med school, like that of so many students, was human anatomy.
    Susan T. Mahler, STAT, 18 July 2021
  • Trousers and dresses can be tailored to fit any body — anatomy is beside the point.
    Washington Post, 21 May 2021
  • The patients were in a great deal of pain, though doctors couldn’t find anything wrong with their anatomy.
    Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Gosling, totally breaking, goes on to describe the anatomy of the aliens.
    Anne McCarthy, Variety, 14 Apr. 2024
  • When Groff, a gay man, was curious about the female anatomy, Michele showed him the word of her body complete with the aid of a desk lamp.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2022
  • But that someone could get the anatomy and psychology of a horse is rare.
    James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2024
  • In 2019, the parents of four were at their doctor’s office for a fetal anatomy scan.
    Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2022
  • Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart (this will very based on your anatomy), with your shins directly in front of the bar.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The team used computer modeling of X-ray slices of the fossils to study the trilobites’ anatomy in 3D.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
  • The gel bulks up the tissue, firming up the anatomy until healthy tissue can regrow and take over.
    Max G. Levy, Wired, 28 June 2021
  • It can be done during the surgery to identify the important anatomy and the disease.
    Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Kuhn’s reasoning boiled down to anatomy — mine, above my bra line, and the ballplayers’, below their belts.
    Melissa Ludtke, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The internal anatomy of the ear makes certain designs actually sound better to one person than the next.
    Will Palmer, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024

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