Example sentences for: knees

How can you use “knees” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It's hard to keep in one's mind just how out-there David Bowie once was, so it's instructive to see his black quilted jumpsuit from the mid 1970s, the thighs of which are so exaggerated they form a perfect vertical disc, then taper in neatly at the knees.

  • She's Ellie (Jodie Foster), a brilliant, idealistic scientist who, when things go wrong, hugs her knees to her chest.

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  • The style of that era was set by the Mack Sennett Bathing Beauties of the silver screen: naked arms, shoulders, backs, and armpits topped off skimpy costumes baring knees and an inch or two of thigh.

  • Some penitents still heroically climb the 600-plus steps on their knees, especially during the great annual pilgrimage on 8 September.


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