Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shins
Noun
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The scientists said whales gave birth to eleven calves in the last season, including four first-time mothers.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025 -
Four first-time North Atlantic right whale mothers had calves, according to Philip Hamilton, a senior scientist at New England Aquarium's Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, per ABC News.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His colleague, a newly qualified environmental engineer, clambers up onto the backseat.—
Sabrina Weiss,
The Dial,
23 Sep. 2025
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Joe, glowering, stalks off through the crowd, clambers into his vehicle, and drives off.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some of my favorite cuts for braising include pork shoulder, beef brisket, short ribs, chicken thighs, and lamb shanks.—
CAROLE KOTKIN,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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Lamb shanks are braised in Malbec till they can be shredded and made into croquettes with provoleta cheese and a yogurt mint sauce.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Shins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shins. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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