shinbones
- plural of shinbone.
Example Sentences
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As I ambled past groups doing yoga and vacationing families lounging on the grass, pain started to radiate through my ankles and up my shinbones before settling uncomfortably in my hips.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
The team searched for lesions, or indicators of stress, on the shinbones of the pandemic victims.
From Science Daily • Oct. 9, 2023
To gauge the subjects’ physical condition at the time of death, the researchers looked for lesions on the shinbones that can reveal problems such as malnutrition, injury, or illness.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 9, 2023
It’s been quite a journey for Masters, who was born in 1989 with legs that were different sizes and missing shinbones.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2021
Siddhartha stood there unmoving, his arms folded; the moon shone on his bare shinbones.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
