How to Use chest in a Sentence

chest

noun
  • He has a broad chest.
  • The pain is in my upper chest.
  • The gunfire struck a 37-year-old man at least twice in the chest.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Near the center of the room sits a tall tool chest on wheels.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 13 July 2022
  • Photos from the scene show that the man was buried up to his chest.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • The victim had been stabbed in the face, chest and left arm, cops said.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
  • On the other end of the line, the man cradled cold tea to his chest.
    — Jessi Jezewska Stevens, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • One cop kneed him in the chest and face before the teen could grab a gun.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Claudette was shot in the chest while rushing into the kitchen.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
  • She can be seen cradling her bare chest in a pair of jeans.
    — Vulture, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Shortness of breath in the middle of the night with no chest pain.
    — Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Daniel White, 54, was struck in the chest and died at the hospital.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Jenkins Smith dropped to the tile floor, struck by a bullet in the chest.
    — Timothy Bella, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Doctors later said Abe had been struck in the neck and the chest.
    — Clay Chandler, Fortune, 11 July 2022
  • The Ark of the Covenant is a legendary chest said to hold the tablets with the Ten Commandments.
    — Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The wavy ends of the pigtail fell well below her chest.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 24 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Cobalt blue cuffs and collar match the chest stripe, pulling in a pop of color to the 'fit.
    — Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The front driver then pulled a handgun and shot the other man in the chest.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Rosario’s daughter was on the floor of the band room, clutching her chest.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Glenn, caught in the crossfire, was hit in the left chest and collapsed on the sidewalk.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • If too tied too tight, the front can open more to expose your chest.
    — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • Measure around the neck (snug like a collar), around the chest (at the widest part) and down the body (from the base of the neck to the base of the tail).
    — Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2022
  • Penny’s back was against the ground, Neely’s back against his chest.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Figueroa then pulled out a pocket knife and began to stab Williams in the arms, chest and face, according to the affidavit.
    — Chris Spargo, People.com, 14 May 2025
  • Moments before her death, Marquez was seen on her TikTok livestream speaking to a man off camera when she was shot once in the chest and once in the head, and collapsed.
    — Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 15 May 2025

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'chest.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: