How to Use chest in a Sentence

chest

noun
  • He has a broad chest.
  • The pain is in my upper chest.
  • Sit on the floor, legs straight, a dumbbell held in front of your chest with both hands.
    Men's Health, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Rittner was hit in the left upper chest and shoulder area.
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Symptoms include coughing, fever, and rattling sounds in the chest (rhonchi).
    Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The extra weight of your bag should be carried mostly on your hips, and the rest on your chest and the front of shoulders.
    Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2023
  • How to: Stand with feet hip-width apart and hold a weight in front of chest, elbows pointing toward the floor.
    Women's Health, 8 Feb. 2023
  • While bent over facing away from the shooter, the fatal shot then went into and out of her chest and into her face.
    Jeffrey Collins, ajc, 14 Feb. 2023
  • This can be done by rubbing your fist on the middle of the person’s chest and asking them basic questions.
    Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Police suspect Campbell fired a single shot to the chest after the man approached him.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The author also suffered from serious wounds to his neck and 15 more wounds to his chest and torso in the attack.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Using this method, a thin tube is directly inserted into a vein, typically in the neck or chest.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2023
  • With the murder solved, Wanda and Bryce join the team to open the wooden chest from the extremely haunted hunting lodge.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Officers found a man, later identified as 40-year-old Joshua Garcia, who had been stabbed in the chest.
    Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 25 Feb. 2023
  • With the catheter, a thin tube is inserted directly into a vein, usually in the neck or chest; the other end remains outside the body and is exposed to germs.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 6 Feb. 2023
  • In severe cases, the patient may have bleeding; difficulty breathing; pain in the chest, back and abdomen; and vomiting.
    Jen Christensen, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Video shows Hinds, who is paralyzed from the middle of his chest down, shifting himself from the chair’s edge to the edge of the stage floor, and then using his arms to pull his legs onto the stage.
    Andy Rose, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Earlier this month, the model shared an Instagram Reel promoting an herbal supplement brand, which was meticulously shot from the chest up.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Central venous catheters, put through the skin into a vein in the neck, chest, or groin and stop near the heart, carried the highest risk for S. aureus bloodstream infection — six times higher than the safest method studied.
    Isabella Cueto, STAT, 6 Feb. 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 | Crobinson@al.com, 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

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