How to Use haunch in a Sentence

haunch

noun
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  • Through the chicken wire, Kielland pokes the lynx in a rear haunch.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2022
  • The bear sat back on his haunches, his broad back leaning against the bars.
    — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018
  • In the photo above, the big yellow blob on the bee's haunch is a full pollen basket.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 11 Aug. 2015
  • This dart flies true, striking the matriarch of the herd in the haunches.
    — David McKenzie, CNN, 29 June 2017
  • There's more than a hint of sedan in its extended nose and a flair of Veloster in its haunches.
    — John Scott Lewinski, Ars Technica, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Bimbo said, and moved his haunches so Softly could get in.
    — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
  • Like the Kolkata street vendor who squats on his haunches from fatigue and nausea.
    — Somini Sengupta, The Seattle Times, 17 July 2018
  • Those are just the latest in what promises to be a steady stream of blazes nibbling away at the Golden State’s bone-dry haunches.
    — Patrick May, The Mercury News, 10 June 2019
  • Until every gov-corp was punched out and soldiers sat on their haunches in the sand, palms up like tired apes.
    — Smith Henderson, Popular Mechanics, 20 Nov. 2017
  • Who Loved Me as a submarine—is elongated in the sketch, and features a Union Jack motif over the rear haunch.
    — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Its shape looks far more graceful than that, with a low nose, wide rear haunches, and smooth contouring.
    — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 5 Mar. 2020
  • The big lion walked up, his eye catching the movement in our house, and then settled into his haunches to watch the action.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2018
  • The stag stiffened, lowered its haunches, and rocketed through the woods behind me, outside the drive.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 6 June 2024
  • Then, as if my presence is sensed, there’s a howl from within, a bounding of a beast — presumably with great haunches and maybe two heads — for the door.
    — Andy Schatschneider, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Styling details at the back, like those raised haunches over the rear wheels and the floating roofline, conspire to make the hatchback look almost like a crossover, at least to my eyes.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2017
  • The steaming pigeon and trotter pie at St. John comes to mind, as does a haunch of venison, served on lush spring greens, at the aforementioned Palmerston.
    — Will Hawkes, Saveur, 29 May 2024
  • Couple that core tenet with the more iconic shapes within the Batur’s bodywork, such as the wheel haunches, and a concept began to gel for Ferraresi.
    — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Within days of eating that haunch, the dinosaur — a juvenile Gorgosaurus that stood 5 and a half feet tall at the hip — ended up dead in a river.
    — Michael Greshko, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Small overhangs push the vehicle’s massive wheels to the corners, and flowing lines stretch from the perky front fenders to the arching rear haunches.
    — Bradley Berman, Popular Mechanics, 25 June 2018
  • Vendors squat down low on their haunches, presiding over mounds of dried squid or bitter gourd.
    — Tom Downey, WSJ, 30 July 2017
  • Dazed, the cat clings precariously to the tree fork, his haunches sagging, slowly dragging his body down the trunk.
    — Peter Radetsky, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
  • There’s Leo the Lion, which kind of resembles the profile of a lion on its haunches but looks more like a backward question mark tipping over to the right.
    — Mike Lynch / Sky Watch, Twin Cities, 17 June 2017
  • From its handsomely owl-like face to its taut haunches and raked rear roofline, this compact crossover looks quick standing still.
    — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
  • The Mustang Mach-E features the Mustang’s signature rear-haunch design and trademark tri-bar tail lamps.
    — NBC News, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Still, when the verbal dust settled, a judge issued a 190-page opinion that surely set the big utility back on its haunches.
    — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Silva lies on Jake's bed, wearing nothing but a henley, as the camera surveys his bare haunches.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2023
  • But the Real ID version features, in the top right corner, a grizzly bear, the state’s official animal, with a white star on its haunch, like a hip tattoo.
    — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Jan. 2018
  • The carbon-fiber exterior has a long nose, tall haunch and sharp edges, all of which combine to create as much downforce as possible.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2022
  • In each case, the lions perched on their haunches and stayed motionless for 30 to 40 seconds, staring at me — and then, without a snarl, slinked off to the side and disappeared into the wildlands.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Sitting on a plywood table just outside his house were ruby-red caribou haunches curing in the sun.
    — Zach Hughes, latimes.com, 2 May 2018

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