How to Use leg in a Sentence

leg

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.
• Keep it in the same venue for a while, but it’s got a lot of legs.
  — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2023
• How to Do It: Start seated on the ground, legs straight, core tight.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
• The Madison Fit offers the most roomy cut in the chest, hip and seat, but keeps the straight leg pant.
  — Ellen McAlpine, Men's Health, 13 May 2023
• In the first eight minutes of each half, when the starters’ legs weren’t so wobbly, the Aztecs outscored the Cougars 33-19.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2023
• The singer recently wrapped the first leg of her Eras tour.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 7 Sep. 2023
• The group headed to the zoo during the Australian leg of Swift’s Eras Tour.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
• But there’s no doubt that Ryland, 23, boasts a stronger leg than Folk.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
• Ikea produced a Geller stool, which had bent, wavy legs.
  — David Segal, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
• At the same time, extend left arm and right leg to straight in the air so both are parallel to the floor.
  — Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 10 July 2023
• Police said a 42-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, and a 24-year-old man was shot in the thigh.
  — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
• She’s expected to close the concert’s U.S. leg on April 15 in Texas.
  — Thania Garcia, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
• That’s when his next MRI and checkup are scheduled for the stress reaction in the leg.
  — Gordon Wittenmyer, The Enquirer, 14 June 2023
• The show was part of the latest international leg of the Eras Tour.
  — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• For people with lighter skin tones, melanomas are more likely to start on the legs for women and on the chest and back for men.
  — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
• Doncic tumbled to the floor with much of his body weight coming down on Monk’s right leg.
  — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 30 Mar. 2024
• Clip one to the ladder leg that needs to be longer so the ladder rises straight up when set against a side wall in the stairwell.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
• In the middle of the media room facing the movie screen sits a bar table with barrels that serve as legs.
  — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
• One such poster shows a person sitting with their arms wrapped around their legs, their head down.
  — Brittany Shammas The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 10 July 2023
• Abby is in control of their right arm and leg, and Brittany is in control of their left.
  — Chris Barilla, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
• The arm and legs of Mahomes accounted for 69 of the 75 Super Bowl-winning yards.
  — Sean Gregory, TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
• Ward didn't play in the championship game, after breaking his leg late in the season.
  — Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2023
• Despite having full use of her legs, Gypsy was forced to be confined to a wheelchair from the age of eight.
  — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2023
• What Could Be Better They are not designed to cover chair legs.
  — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2024
• McGregor then doused the mascot with his spray before Heat staffers pulled Burnie off the court by his legs.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 15 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024