How to Use chest in a Sentence

chest

noun
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  • He has a broad chest.
  • The pain is in my upper chest.
  • Wear it around your hips, across your chest, or over your shoulder.
    — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2023
  • One wore a red sweatshirt with a backpack on the front of his chest.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The woman brings her hands together in front of her chest.
    — Han Kang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The bullet went through her hand and into her chest, police said.
    — Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2023
  • If a deer is facing you, shoot for the center of the chest, smack in the middle.
    — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Plus, the bag’s convenient double strap can be worn over your shoulder or across your chest.
    — Gabriella Maestri, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Like a big fear and burden was off of my chest knowing that the creation actually worked.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Zwerner managed to evacuate her class, despite being shot in the hand and chest, police said.
    — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Rest on your back with a pillow under your knees or on your side with your knees toward your chest to relieve or reduce lower-abdomen pressure.
    — Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
  • According to their statements recorded on body camera footage, the officers located a gunshot wound to his chest while trying to render aid.
    — Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2023
  • At her trial, numerous photos of Addimando's injuries over the years were shown, including bruises to her chest and face and rope-like burns.
    — Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2023
  • After enduring a few days of chest pain, Carol suffered a heart attack—news his dad, Bill, had to share over the phone to Chace and his brother.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Symptoms of lung cancer can include coughing, shortness of breath, overwhelming fatigue and pain in the back, chest or shoulder, which could be confused for other ailments.
    — Estelamari Rodriguez, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Learn your stress indicators—sweaty palms, racing thoughts or a knot under your chest—track your emotional weather patterns and notice when your behaviors start shifting.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The man was gone when officers arrived, but dispatch received another call from a woman stating that the same man was on the street stopping vehicles, jumping on hoods, doing cartwheels and beating his chest.
    — cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The gunfire struck a 37-year-old man at least twice in the chest.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Photos from the scene show that the man was buried up to his chest.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • All due to the fact that the bag was now worn across your chest and not your waist.
    — Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024
  • Claudette was shot in the chest while rushing into the kitchen.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
  • She can be seen cradling her bare chest in a pair of jeans.
    — Vulture, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Daniel White, 54, was struck in the chest and died at the hospital.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • One of the people in the trunk was shot in the chest, suffering a wound to one of his lungs.
    — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The front driver then pulled a handgun and shot the other man in the chest.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Glenn, caught in the crossfire, was hit in the left chest and collapsed on the sidewalk.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • If too tied too tight, the front can open more to expose your chest.
    — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Penny’s back was against the ground, Neely’s back against his chest.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Sit on the floor, legs straight, a dumbbell held in front of your chest with both hands.
    — Men's Health, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Pull your shoulders back and down to brace your core and keep your chest proud.
    — Tiffany Ayuda, Health, 22 Aug. 2023

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