How to Use body in a Sentence

body

1 of 2 noun

• This species has a black body and a white head.
• The body of the bus is almost entirely rusted out.
• She held her arms tightly against her body.
• A bird's body is covered in feathers.
• There was extensive damage to the truck's body.
• Her body is very muscular.
• The body sometimes is like … the body is not the person.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
• She was shot twice in the head and her body was dumped on a pile of garbage.
  — Charlie Savage, New York Times, 23 June 2023
• Outside, the team found a grave filled with dozens of bodies.
  — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
• If a certain area in your body feels tight, stretch it out.
  — Grace Gavilanes, Glamour, 19 July 2023
• Some of his drills now are focused on evening out his body.
  — Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
• First, the entire body of the bike can be given over to a battery pack.
  — WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
• Feathers in the upper part of the body are brown with black bars and spots, and a white stripe runs from the beak back through the eye.
  — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024
• To be from two lands, of two genders and from two bodies.
  — Photovogue, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2023
• Every part of your body hurt and there was no time to eat anything.
  — Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 25 June 2023
• Police in Georgia may have found body in the search for 2-year-old J’Asiah Mitchell.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
• The duration of Delta 8 THC in the body can vary from person to person.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2023
• The bodies of Kaylee and Maddie were on the third floor in the same single bed in Maddie's room.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023
• The rats’ bodies — thousands and thousands of them — then wash ashore.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
• View Photos Mazda says the new body is about 50 pounds heavier than the old one.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 1 June 2023
• Black and white antennae that are longer than the insect’s body.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2023
• So is the big body of Saunders against a team that pounds the ball inside, replaced by a guy 40 pounds lighter.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2023
• Last month, two bodies were recovered from the river and one was found near the buoys.
  — USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
• According to law enforcement, a gun was found close to the teen's body.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 June 2023
• Ona’s understanding of the body is cut open and light enters.
  — Allison Armijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
• Two bodies were found on the same day, and two of the women were found dead less than three miles apart in Southeast Portland.
  — oregonlive, 2 June 2023
• Other drivers stopped to help a neighbor remove the birds’ bodies from the road, Muse said.
  — Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
• The jacket goes down to mid-thigh, which helps protect more of your body against the winter elements.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2024
• Rock climbers found Mosley's body buried beneath rocks in rural Washoe County in June 1997.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2023
• The people responsible for giving you his body are making a mockery of you.
  — TIME, 17 Apr. 2024

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body

2 of 2 verb

• And this is far from the first time Kellerman bodied Hollins like that.
  — Khadrice Rollins, SI.com, 25 June 2019
• That’s been welcomed by all sides of the debate, even labels body the BPI.
  — Mark Sutherland, Variety, 28 Oct. 2021
• The inbound pass found its way to Brogdon, who was bodied by DeRozan.
  — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2018
• The wines include sparklers, light and medium whites, and medium and fuller-bodied reds.
  — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2018
• As a center, Lieb has to body up against the stalwart Jamaican in practice.
  — Sam Brief, chicagotribune.com, 27 Dec. 2020
• Wallace attended the camp, and learned how to body people the Oakley Way right then and there.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 18 May 2021
• That deprives even the able-bodied of daily walks to their local shops.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2020
• The turquoise-bodied left-handed guitar was on display for several years at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2019
• This is a fresh, well-balanced, medium-bodied, dry white with notes of pear and lime and a firm mineral edge.
  — Lettie Teague, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2018
• The home opener saw Morgan rake the ball from a Gotham defender, then legally body her aside and blast her third goal of four that night.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2022
• How can body image, a fraught topic for any female dancer, no matter her size, be a source of strength rather than agony?
  — New York Times, 3 Mar. 2021
• Their products range from detail trimmers to body groomers to rotary shavers.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 3 Aug. 2022
• And Otazu does it well, medium-bodied with flavors of ripe peaches and apricots and a slight note of bitterness at the end.
  — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 5 July 2019
• Among the instructors is Brooke Burke who teaches breathwork and body sculpt classes.
  — Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2022
• This underrated red is lighter-bodied than some reds and is very food and guest-friendly.
  — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2017
• If Hyde leaves via free agency, the team might need a bigger-bodied tailback to anchor the position group.
  — Matt Barrows, sacbee, 22 Feb. 2018
• Every time Davis drove to the goal, Green bodied him, put his inside arm on Davis' hip and subtly pushed him away from the basket to affect his shot.
  — Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, 2 May 2018
• Engaging in selfless acts not only serves the people around you, but also gives your mind and body a healthy boost.
  — Dr. Leah Croll, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2023
• Like all the beers in the Cerealiously series, Peanut Butter Crunch is a milk stout at heart, medium-to-full bodied with a tan head.
  — Kenny Gould, Bon Appetit, 26 July 2017
• All of the range toppers were bodied by external coachbuilders.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2023
• That dark place developed early in the season for the baby-faced, man-bodied forward.
  — Ethan Bauer, miamiherald, 12 Jan. 2018
• Of course, Teyana Taylor would quite literally body her Met Gala look.
  — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 May 2023
• Get back to the basics, back to the fundamentals, and everybody come back to bodying somebody and getting the rebound.
  — Percy Allen, The Seattle Times, 15 Jan. 2018
• Lounging alone, catching your breath and pausing, still wearing one’s coat, flopped on the couch, legs bent at 90 degrees, bag cross-bodied and buckling you in, is the best part of the day.
  — New York Times, 1 Mar. 2018
• Take his response to people who body shamed Lady Gaga after her Super Bowl half-time show.
  — Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, azcentral, 28 Apr. 2017
• So mellow and warm were the strings in the opening Allegro, so full-bodied the brass, Gilbert seemed almost to be showing off the orchestra.
  — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 18 Mar. 2018
• These wines are light bodied but have lots of character: brambly red and black fruits, baking spices and a soft texture unique to this region.
  — Laura Giannatempo, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2018
• Got droop of bottom, or oblong bosom of sorrow? Go not to body doctors to crop or boost tomorrow.
  — Pat Myers, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2022
• Finally, Pena jumped into the fray, bodying up post players over a half-foot taller.
  — Louie Lazar, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2017
• Our testers found the drinks flavorful but light-bodied so this is best for someone that doesn’t like extremely strong coffee drinks.
  — Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 28 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024