How to Use chest in a Sentence

chest

noun
  • He has a broad chest.
  • The pain is in my upper chest.
  • 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 victim had been stabbed in the face, chest and left arm, cops said.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Cobalt blue cuffs and collar match the chest stripe, pulling in a pop of color to the 'fit.
    Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 26 Oct. 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
  • If too tied too tight, the front can open more to expose your chest.
    Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
  • If a deer is facing you, shoot for the center of the chest, smack in the middle.
    David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Penny’s back was against the ground, Neely’s back against his chest.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Sit on the floor, legs straight, a dumbbell held in front of your chest with both hands.
    Men's Health, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Pull your shoulders back and down to brace your core and keep your chest proud.
    Tiffany Ayuda, Health, 22 Aug. 2023
  • With both of your hands, slowly hug your knees to your chest.
    Tim Petrie, Dpt, Verywell Health, 10 July 2024
  • One wore a red sweatshirt with a backpack on the front of his chest.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Quiggle was shot in her chest while Knight was shot in a leg.
    Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The brand also sells add-ons like a chest strap and a butterfly charm to go with the bag.
    Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023
  • One brother stood to his left, arms crossed over his chest.
    Emily Davies, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Brown: Walter’s love for musicals really hits me right in the chest.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Messi received a perfect long diagonal pass from Sergio Busquets, settled the ball with his chest, dropped it to his left foot, switched to his right, and beat the goalkeeper with a shot to the back post.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025

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