great toe
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Pelicans: F Brandon Ingram missed his 19th straight game because of a left great toe contusion.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
Mariners: RHP Brandon Brennan started the sixth inning for the Mariners, but left with pain in his left great toe after throwing two pitches.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 13, 2019
Couturier’s subsequent breakaway was thwarted only by a great toe save by Jack Campbell, the winning goalie in the 2010 world junior final in Saskatoon.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2011
In order to create that arch, the chimp's opposable great toe became aligned with the others, and the toe's muscles and ligaments, which had been used for grasping and climbing, were repositioned under the foot.
From Time Magazine Archive
He goes on: “The great toe is the sixth part of the foot.… When the arm is bent, the fleshy part shrinks to two-thirds of its length.…”
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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