How to Use biceps in a Sentence

biceps

noun
  • You’ll be forced to squeeze your biceps deeply at the top of each rep.
    Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Then Pierce tore his biceps, and Jones had to step in for 29 snaps.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Thick of biceps, svelte of waist, gold of chain, and platinum of teeth.
    Brennan Kilban, Allure, 27 July 2021
  • Walk into the gym to do biceps curls and your mind can drift.
    Michael Easter, Men's Health, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Why: Chin-ups work the biceps and lats and help improve grip strength.
    Jen Murphy, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022
  • Push-ups work the triceps, biceps, chest, back and core.
    Jen Murphy, WSJ, 5 June 2021
  • The second victim had wounds to her biceps where she was stabbed with the fork.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, chicagotribune.com, 7 Sep. 2021
  • That's a job for some strong biceps and even stronger willpower.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Tatum, for his part, mostly brushed off the buzz about his biceps.
    BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2021
  • In the video footage, Garrett flexes his right arm and states his biceps are sore.
    Tom Withers, ajc, 27 Sep. 2022
  • To forge biceps of steel, shoulder boulders, and broad back and chest muscles, this is the place to start.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 3 Jan. 2023
  • At one point, the suspect had his mouth clamped on one of the officer’s biceps for more than half a minute.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Leading the charge was the star himself, John Cena, who shared the video on Twitter to get the 2022 mood rolling with a close-up of his biceps.
    Amber Dowling, Variety, 4 Jan. 2022
  • McAfee looks a decade younger than his 62 years, tan with frosted hair, rings in his ears and tattoos from back to biceps.
    Dennis Wagner, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2021
  • The guitarist, also shirtless, jumps up and down and pumps his biceps.
    Karen Schoemer, SPIN, 1 May 2022
  • On June 5, the two met up and spent time building blocks, eating cake, and flexing their biceps.
    Amanda Taheri, PEOPLE.com, 13 June 2022
  • The guy with the tank top and biceps who seemed to be the leader nodded before conducting a quick smell-and-taste test.
    Curtis Chin, Bon Appétit, 22 June 2022
  • In the musical, Q largely forms the basis for Z, a prisoner with biceps of steel and a heart of gold.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2021
  • The pump is why bodybuilders try to work in a few lifts or biceps curls right before stepping onstage.
    William Neff, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Body chains adorned bare midriffs and were threaded through cutouts and under corsets, while arm bands drew attention to the biceps.
    Vogue, 15 Oct. 2021
  • The drive is one swift fluid motion and strengthens your legs, shoulders, biceps, abs, and back.
    Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-Cpt, Good Housekeeping, 13 May 2022
  • The brain is a muscle, and just like our biceps and glutes, it gets fatigued after lots of exercise.
    Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 7 June 2022
  • Then, holding the heels up, lift the arms straight up overhead, biceps by ears, pause, then lower them back down to shoulder height.
    Mallory Creveling, Health.com, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Mike Moustakas, who was scratched from Monday's lineup, was also added to the 10-day IL with a right biceps strain.
    Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Because of how massive his biceps were, the sleeves on his jersey would hinder his swing.
    Stefan Krajisnik, The Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2021
  • Rafael Nadal charged the net during the first point of the fourth-set tiebreaker, those familiar biceps rippling through his lime green shirt.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 1 June 2022
  • Ramos has stepped into the cleanup spot with Miguel Cabrera sidelined by a biceps injury, and his six homers lead the majors.
    Kristie Rieken, Chron, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Today, his hand isn’t the same after a bullet hit a nerve in his biceps and another ripped through his side.
    USA Today, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Men gawked at his jumbo biceps, and a few approached to ask about his regimen.
    Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2022
  • He was sidelined early in the season by a biceps injury.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2021

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