Example Sentences

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It can be a pain, yes, this defense that Bosa and the rest of the 2021 Chargers hope puts opposing offenses on their fannies.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2021

One “small” sponge observed by scientists was festooned with more than 100 crawling worm fannies, sometimes more than 10 to a single opening.

From Scientific American • Aug. 8, 2021

“They were playing lights-out defense in the second half and we were getting our fannies kicked,” Dale said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2017

When the Celtics were losing, it meant employing “dynamic pricing,” otherwise known as dropping the cost of tickets to put fannies in the seat.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2017

"We're going to eat with the fannies," one sister would say to make the others laugh.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez