How to Use pec in a Sentence

pec

noun

• Richardson tore his pec in the 2016 opener and missed the rest of the season.
  — Eric Bolin, ajc, 4 Sep. 2017
• Tear your eyes away from those abs for a sec to check out the ink on his left pec.
  — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 7 Aug. 2017
• Not only does Bryant's pec feel great, so does the rest of his body.
  — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, 7 June 2017
• In fact, an ACL tear is more likely to end a career than a pec tear.
  — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Oct. 2017
• The Jane the Virgin star was hard at work after tearing his pec 2½ months ago.
  — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 1 July 2017
• An orchid branch with flowers crawls across the left pec of Gaelen Genoud, 29, the first tattooon his body.
  — Andre Toran, The Courier-Journal, 6 May 2021
• Dress code: Something to show off those pecs and a pair of binoculars to check out your neighbor.
  — Emma Silvers, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 June 2018
• Try squeezing your pec muscles and abducting your arms (move them out to the sides away from your body), Williams says.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 2 Jan. 2022
• Sometimes loss of arm function and range of motion can be due to the fact that the surgeon had to remove part of your pec muscles.
  — Adele Jackson-Gibson, Good Housekeeping, 25 Sep. 2019
• The whale was doing what’s called pec-slapping, or slapping the water with its pectoral flippers, which are the two fins in front.
  — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2023
• Now for a technical question: When does a pec become a man-tiddie?
  — Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2020
• The Bears, who are waiting on word about the status of left guard James Daniels' pec injury, also need to regroup on their run game after a rough five days.
  — Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 9 Oct. 2020
• Right-hander Gerson Bautista (pec strain) will also have his rehab stint transferred from Modesto to Tacoma in the next few days.
  — Ryan Divish, The Seattle Times, 18 May 2019
• In this case, shoulder adduction—or moving your arm inward across your body—is the main function of your pec muscles.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 27 Oct. 2022
• Just recently, Gaelen added a second tattoo to complement his first — this time on the right pec.
  — Andre Toran, The Courier-Journal, 6 May 2021
• The man who will be pushing Williams for the left guard spot is much more of a mystery, as McGovern missed his entire rookie year because of a pec injury.
  — John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020
• It’s filled with thirst trap pictures of a shirtless Kubiak, striking poses in the desert, his snake tattoo winding its way from his pec to his crotch.
  — Hallie Lieberman, refinery29.com, 14 Apr. 2021
• An extensive injury at Texas helped drop Hicks to the third round of the 2015 draft, and his excellent rookie season was derailed by a pec-tendon tear.
  — Les Bowen, Philly.com, 15 Dec. 2017
• Coming off surgery to repair a pec muscle injured during the combine, the Bengals could have traded back and still landed Price.
  — baltimoresun.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• Williams also suggests rolling or stretching out your pec minor before and after the workout.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 2 Jan. 2022
• The injury could be as serious as the one defensive tackle Cam Heyward suffered in 2016, when a torn pec sent him to injured reserve.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2019
• The 2019 third-round pick did not suit up as a rookie following a pectoral injury in the spring and another pec injury in August during training camp.
  — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2020
• His flowing mane, chiseled visage and perfect pecs have adorned book covers, magazine covers and movie screens.
  — Charles Fleming, latimes.com, 15 Mar. 2018
• Many trainers view the pec major as having the three regions mentioned above, but that doesn't mean there's a lower chest muscle sitting all on its own, waiting to be targeted by the perfect move.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
• Suddenly, a traditional button-up seems stuffy and snoozy—a pec-enhancing top makes the business attire feel youthful and fresh.
  — Vogue, 2 Aug. 2019
• After offseason pec surgery and a regimented, slow start to his career, Jones has ramped up both his activity and production in the D-League.
  — Anthony Slater, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2017
• However, emphasis is placed on bringing the resistance further across the body and past the midline, thus extending the range of motion to force an intense peak contraction in the inner pec.
  — Mitch Calvert, Men's Health, 28 Nov. 2022
• The only potential issue regarding the bench press is that Bozeman suffered a strained pec during a recent workout, which has limited him some during the last week or so.
  — Matt Zenitz, AL.com, 6 Mar. 2018
• There was a report of pec muscle injury, but that is a common misinterpretation.
  — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 Apr. 2017
• Consensus: Physical, nasty run blocker with Pro Bowl potential whose rehab from offseason pec surgery likely makes him a second-round pick.
  — Terez A. Paylor, kansascity, 26 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024