How to Use leg out in a Sentence

leg out

verb
  • Place both hands on the ground around the leg out in front.
    Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Brown kicked his leg out a bit and Green fell on him, and his legs were briefly draped over Brown.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2022
  • Then raise your free leg out to the side and your free arm toward the ceiling, like a starfish.
    Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 20 May 2021
  • In one case, the animal stopped at his neck and spread its legs out.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 June 2023
  • This porch swing is spacious, so feel free to stretch your legs out or lie down.
    Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 26 June 2023
  • This porch swing is spacious, so feel free to stretch your legs out or lie down.
    Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Swing the opposite leg out to the side, and then cross it back over in front of the balancing leg.
    Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 2 May 2023
  • Wednesday Pigeon pose: Start with both legs out in front of you.
    Women's Health, 11 July 2023
  • But even that movie opened big with $106 million and then failed to leg out, proving word of mouth just wasn’t there.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Then, still standing on the left leg, straighten the right leg out in front, hinging slightly at the hip.
    Mallory Creveling, Health.com, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Clark’s shot didn’t clear the fence, however, meaning Fox had to leg out three bases.
    BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Stretch your legs out at a 45-degree angle in a Pilates stance.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Sep. 2023
  • In response, Beckham — who was still down on the ground — swung his leg out at Simeone, who then fell over.
    Adam England, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Dream has her hands on her hips and sticks one leg out, wearing baggy jeans and sneakers.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Then, extend left leg out in front of body as far as possible.
    Megan Falk, Women's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Extend legs out in front of you (option to modify and bend knees).
    Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • From your kneeling inner thigh stretch, step your front leg out to the side, keeping knee in line with second toe and W the arms.
    Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-Cpt, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2021
  • On your left side, stick your arm and leg out at 45-degree angles and press them into the floor for support.
    Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2019
  • Niezgoda went in with force and extended his right leg out to try to disrupt the pass.
    oregonlive, 28 July 2021
  • In the earlier apartment scene, Lalo kicks Howard’s lifeless leg out of the way.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2022
  • With the Cubs trailing by two runs in the fifth, Nick Madrigal tried to leg out a triple on a ball to right field but instead made the first out of the inning at third.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Standing in front of the chair, facing forward, bend one knee upward and put the top of your foot on the towel with the other leg out in front.
    Dana Santas, CNN, 7 May 2021
  • Place your left hand on your hip and step your left leg out laterally to the left, with your left leg bent like a half squat and your right leg straight.
    Dana Santas, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Keeping back flat, extend right arm and left leg out straight so parallel to floor.
    Women's Health, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The officers told Thomas to stop as the officer opened his door and had one leg out of the car, prosecutors said.
    Paige Fry, chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Extend your legs out, then rest your weight on the top foot and brace your core to elevate your body off the floor, resting on your elbow and foot.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 13 July 2023
  • Extend both legs out, then rest your weight on the top foot and brace your core to elevate your body off the floor, resting on your elbow and foot.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 18 May 2023
  • In other Sony news, Where the Crawdads Sing continued to leg out as the only big movie of the summer aimed at women.
    Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Step right leg out until foot lands on center of Bosu ball, lower down into a squat, and bring hands to clasp in front of chin.
    Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Sony’s Where the Crawdads Sing continued to leg out as the only big summer movie aimed at women.
    Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022

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