toe

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Recent Examples of toe Nightcrawler's look shared a complementary yet distinct aesthetic to fellow blue mutant Mystique (Rebecca Romijn), who donned detailed, scaly makeup from head to toe in the first three X-Men movies (and her makeup routine took nine hours to complete!). Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Changes to Blige’s look throughout the tour keep the pro on his toes. Jackie Fields, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025 No performer turns Tarantino’s screenplays into poetry quite like Samuel L. Jackson, but Goggins manages to go toe to toe with him here and survive unscathed. Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025 Lerone Murphy proved to be too swift on his toes and too accurate with shots to Josh Emmett’s nose—and forehead—on Saturday night in the main event of UFC Vegas 105. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for toe
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Noun
  • The thick foam sole reduces pressure on the feet, while the rocker sole helps make movement easier and feel more natural.
    Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The sole returnee this year is mall magnate Desmond Lim Siew Choon, whose Pavilion Reit has benefited from higher rentals.
    Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Lucas Erceg hit in foot by line drive Kansas City Royals reliever Lucas Erceg exited Friday’s game against the Detroit Tigers after being hit on the foot by a line drive.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
  • April 19: McVeigh parks the truck outside the federal building and flees on foot to his getaway car.
    Todd Pendleton, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Surprisingly, Olaf pats his brother on the belly with his paw, reciprocating his love for the very first time since his arrival.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • About an hour later, a sharp, intense pain in my belly startled me out of my sleep.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Look for eggs that are usually laid on the underside of the leaves.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Charging is undertaken over USB-C, with the port located on the underside of the left hinge.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Those reasons alone, the professor said, means Titanic will be remembered even as the ship crumbles into a rusty stain on the ocean floor.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Players who are in strong lineups on teams prone to having awful lineups on the floor in the same games are prone to having skewed impact numbers.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

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