How to Use chest in a Sentence

chest

noun
  • He has a broad chest.
  • The pain is in my upper chest.
  • For what seemed like only a moment, the nurse placed them on G’s chest.
    Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Shirley Posey arrived there suffering from shortness of breath and tightness in her chest.
    Jon Lapook, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Its internal chest pocket converts into its own stuff sack making the jacket easy to pack.
    Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Sometimes the muscles of the chest are affected, leaving victims unable to breathe on their own.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Ventura said his partner at the time, Chad Lawless, also drew his gun and held it at chest height.
    oregonlive, 2 Dec. 2022
  • There are also fewer lower respiratory tract symptoms, such as shortness of breath and chest pain.
    Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The medical examiner determined the manner of Olsen’s death to be a homicide, caused by a gunshot wound to the chest.
    Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Symptoms include fast or slow heart rate, feeling like your heart is skipping a beat, dizziness, lightheadedness, shortness of breath, chest pain, or sweating.
    Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 13 Jan. 2025
  • That something, said Chip Pankow, was the chest-rumbling internal combustion of fossil fuels.
    Joan Meiners, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2022
  • In other photos, the AI attached orbs to my chest that were distinct from clothing but also unlike the nude photos my other tests had produced.
    Olivia Snow, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Without reconstructive techniques, however, the chest wall would remain disfigured by a large, gaping wound.
    Lindsey Fitzharris, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Fischer suffered serious injuries, including a gunshot wound to his chest, authorities said.
    Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2022
  • For the next 45 minutes, the medical team began performing chest compressions — and Marisa flatlined several times.
    Diane Herbst, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • The 35-year-old man, who has not been named, was buried up to his chest.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • Shortness of breath in the middle of the night with no chest pain.
    Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Daniel White, 54, was struck in the chest and died at the hospital.
    Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The wavy ends of the pigtail fell well below her chest.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 24 Jan. 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 one where they get stuck at Rose's job with the Santa who has the bomb stuck to his chest.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The front driver then pulled a handgun and shot the other man in the chest.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Rosario’s daughter was on the floor of the band room, clutching her chest.
    Jen Christensen, CNN, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Glenn, caught in the crossfire, was hit in the left chest and collapsed on the sidewalk.
    Emily Davies, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • His religious beliefs are central to his personal and professional identity, as demonstrated by the prominent Jerusalem cross tattoo on his chest.
    Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025

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