Example Sentences
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But under pressure from the defender, Brewster shanks his shot well wide.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
Levine suggests using the mirepoix in braised lamb shanks with shelled peas and lettuce.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2023
The pho had a deeply fragrant broth and three large shanks of short rib that wasn’t quite falling off the bone.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
In the last decade or so, younger Arab Americans have raised Little Arabia’s profile on social media through photos of falafels, shawarma and lamb shanks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
At the head of the travelers strode Fflewddur, stepping out briskly on his long, spindly shanks.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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