How to Use chest in a Sentence
chest
noun- He has a broad chest.
- The pain is in my upper chest.
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The gunfire struck a 37-year-old man at least twice in the chest.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2024
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Photos from the scene show that the man was buried up to his chest.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
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All due to the fact that the bag was now worn across your chest and not your waist.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024
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The victim had been stabbed in the face, chest and left arm, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
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On the other end of the line, the man cradled cold tea to his chest.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
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The 35-year-old man, who has not been named, was buried up to his chest.
—Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022
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Claudette was shot in the chest while rushing into the kitchen.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
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She can be seen cradling her bare chest in a pair of jeans.
—Vulture, 10 Jan. 2024
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Shortness of breath in the middle of the night with no chest pain.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Daniel White, 54, was struck in the chest and died at the hospital.
—Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2023
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The wavy ends of the pigtail fell well below her chest.
—Gabi Thorne, Allure, 24 Jan. 2023
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One of the people in the trunk was shot in the chest, suffering a wound to one of his lungs.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
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The one where they get stuck at Rose's job with the Santa who has the bomb stuck to his chest.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2022
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Cobalt blue cuffs and collar match the chest stripe, pulling in a pop of color to the 'fit.
—Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 26 Oct. 2022
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The front driver then pulled a handgun and shot the other man in the chest.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
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Rosario’s daughter was on the floor of the band room, clutching her chest.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 14 Jan. 2023
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Glenn, caught in the crossfire, was hit in the left chest and collapsed on the sidewalk.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
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If too tied too tight, the front can open more to expose your chest.
—Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
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If a deer is facing you, shoot for the center of the chest, smack in the middle.
—David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
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Penny’s back was against the ground, Neely’s back against his chest.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
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Sit on the floor, legs straight, a dumbbell held in front of your chest with both hands.
—Men's Health, 9 Feb. 2023
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Pull your shoulders back and down to brace your core and keep your chest proud.
—Tiffany Ayuda, Health, 22 Aug. 2023
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With both of your hands, slowly hug your knees to your chest.
—Tim Petrie, Dpt, Verywell Health, 10 July 2024
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One wore a red sweatshirt with a backpack on the front of his chest.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2023
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Quiggle was shot in her chest while Knight was shot in a leg.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2022
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Police found Knight in the street with a single gunshot wound to the chest.
—Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022
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Adult males are almost entirely orange with bright white chest and some green on the back, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology says.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
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The ideal necklines for the apple body shape are the ones that take attention away from the fuller midsection and that break up the chest vertically, such as the V-neckline.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
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