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Recent Examples of limb Freeling, though, is known more for his pass protection than his run blocking, and his long limbs and surge off the line should help keep Young safe in the coming years. —
Mike Kaye april 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2026 Harlin stages the shark attacks in an overt here-ya-go way, with the one consistent suspense issue being whether the shark will consume a victim whole or bite off his or her limb or simply leave them with a nasty gash (which happens quite often). —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026 Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. —Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026 Actor and producer Vidyut Jammwal will play the noble — and limb-stretching — Dhalsim in the upcoming Street Fighter adaptation. —Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for limb
Mike Kaye april 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2026 Harlin stages the shark attacks in an overt here-ya-go way, with the one consistent suspense issue being whether the shark will consume a victim whole or bite off his or her limb or simply leave them with a nasty gash (which happens quite often). —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026 Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. —Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026 Actor and producer Vidyut Jammwal will play the noble — and limb-stretching — Dhalsim in the upcoming Street Fighter adaptation. —Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for limb
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branch
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After school, the siblings liked to climb in a willow that was in front of their home, hiding from their parents beneath the sweep of its branches.— Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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Only in a few of the paintings is the mark clearly discernible as the crooked branch of a tree.— Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Limb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/limb. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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