chest
noun
the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
chests
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pluralof chest.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Some even advertised their services as treasure hunters, bringing customers to unusual locations where they searched for chests filled with gold and silver coins by the light of the moon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Everybody would grab their ice chests and pile into cars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Gaggles of British tourists with fur coats and spray tans jostled for seating, clutching their outerwear to their chests for space as they scouted for a table to open up.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
"Our chests feel tight," she told AFP, saying the smoke combined with recent searing heatwaves and parched fields left conditions feeling "eerie."
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Some of the boys brought out the ice chests from his front room, loaded them with the fish we’d brought in, arranged ice chunks over the top, and returned them to the room.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
