How to Use armpit in a Sentence

armpit

noun

• The deer is picked up by the armpits by a deputy and set on the grass.
  — William Axford, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2018
• My abs and the muscles under my armpits really hurt for days after.
  — New York Times, 23 May 2018
• But sticking a person’s head in an armpit area without deodorant is vile.
  — Beca Grimm, GQ, 20 Apr. 2018
• The gunman fired one shot, hitting Sadler four inches below his right armpit.
  — Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
• Ticks often attach themselves to warm areas such as the knees, behind the ears, groin, armpits and hairline.
  — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 23 May 2018
• Skin tags can show up on your neck and eyelids, beneath your breasts, in your armpits, on your stomach, and even in your groin or around your genitals.
  — Nancy Redd, Good Housekeeping, 24 May 2018
• Dion, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, died after a police round hit him below his left armpit, where the vest had an opening.
  — Elizabeth Chuck /, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2018
• This time around, the Internet is teeming over responses to her visible armpit hair.
  — Avery Matera, Teen Vogue, 11 Apr. 2018
• One shot went through his jacket without hitting Kennedy, one went into his back and stopped below his neck, one went through his armpit and one went into his brain.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 27 May 2018
• Holding a wrist in each hand, bend your knees and pull up until the person’s armpits are over your shoulders. Draw the arms down and in close to your body to keep them in place.
  — Malia Wollan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2018
• Apocrine glands, however, are concentrated in your armpits and groin and produce a different kind of fatty sweat.
  — Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 8 May 2018
• Other devices claim to predict ovulation with a wrist wearable, or a temperature sensor worn in the armpit, or an earbud.
  — Arielle Pardes, WIRED, 31 May 2018
• Suddenly, gunfire erupted, with bullets hitting Kennedy in the back, through his armpit and another into his brain.
  — Anh Do, latimes.com, 27 May 2018
• After Roberto insisted that his son be taken to the hospital, the company put Angel in a truck, placed ice bags under his armpits, and brought him to a clinic.
  — Gabriel Thompson, Longreads, 12 Apr. 2018
• The tennis pro was seen lifting his armpit as a medical professional injected botox into his skin to help reduce the amount of sweat in his arms in a video shared to TikTok.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
• In 2010, Cousins inexplicably did an entire post-game interview with a zonked-looking Drake’s head tucked in his armpit.
  — Morgan Enos, Billboard, 3 May 2018
• Keep the armpit and right side of the chest pressing against the wall.
  — Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 15 Dec. 2020
• He was shot two more times, near the left armpit and on the wrist.
  — Christian Boone, ajc, 4 June 2020
• The man was shot in the right armpit and chin, police said.
  — Paige Fry, chicagotribune.com, 14 Oct. 2020
• The black trimming needs to go, as do the strange armpit stripes.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2020
• The dog pulled away from the woman, jumped and bit his chest and armpit.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 30 July 2020
• The weight of her body rests on the crutch nestled in her left armpit.
  — Sarah Blackwood, The New Yorker, 18 July 2021
• The 6-year-old girl sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and the right armpit.
  — Deanna Hackney, CNN, 15 Aug. 2021
• Be thorough, as ticks are drawn to crevices like the armpits, back of the knees, and groin.
  — Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 31 May 2024
• Cold wet cloths or ice should be placed on the head, neck, armpits and groin.
  — Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2019
• In most cases there is a painful swelling of the lymph node in the groin, armpit, or neck.
  — Christina Lords, idahostatesman, 26 June 2018
• So what’s the appeal of a bag that sits right below the armpit?
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2018
• In 2019, singer Halsey showed off her armpit hair on the cover of Rolling Stone.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 20 Aug. 2020
• First, ensure your armpit is clean, fresh, and ready to rock and roll.
  — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
• The ends of the rope (excluding the handles) should reach your armpit.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 7 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024