How to Use flexor in a Sentence
flexor
noun-
It’s the brachialis muscle, the prime flexor of your arm.
— David Otey, Men's Health, 10 Feb. 2023 -
The Pistons ruled him out of the game with a left hip flexor strain.
— Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2022 -
The hip flexors, psoas included, get a lot of wear and tear in and out of the gym.
— Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 28 Feb. 2023 -
Santana has a Grade 1 hip flexor strain and is day-to-day.
— Kristie Rieken, Chron, 25 Aug. 2021 -
Sale missed a month of the 2014 season with a flexor muscle strain in his left arm.
— Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2019 -
Gordon needs more time to heal from a strained left hip flexor.
— George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 Feb. 2018 -
Leiter had missed the first 6 1/2 weeks of the season because of a flexor strain in his right arm.
— Bob Brookover, Philly.com, 16 May 2018 -
Paxton dealt with a left flexor strain while with the Yankees in 2020.
— Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022 -
Aaron Gordon didn't play against the Heat because of a hip flexor.
— Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 6 Feb. 2018 -
Toenails are for losers The rain picked up around mile 10, and so did the pain in my knees, my left heel, my hip flexors and more.
— The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2023 -
One, Desmond Bane, has been dealing with a strained right hip flexor.
— Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 17 Jan. 2018 -
Cespedes has missed the last 20 games with an injury the team lists as a mild strain of the right hip flexor.
— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 3 June 2018 -
Hip Opener Stretches the hip flexor muscles, which run from the lower back to the front of the thigh bone.
— Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 2 July 2011 -
He was sidelined for a couple of weeks with a right hip flexor strain.
— Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, 12 July 2019 -
Aaron Gordon didn't play with a strained left hip flexor.
— Matt Goul, cleveland.com, 6 Feb. 2018 -
Beaty was placed on the 10-day injured list June 5, retroactive to June 3, with a left hip flexor strain.
— Jorge Castillo, latimes.com, 10 June 2019 -
Forward Rudy Gay came back from a right hip flexor strain against the Clippers and scored 18 points.
— Darryl Matsuda, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2017 -
Follow with a stretch of your calves, quads, hamstrings glutes and hip flexors.
— NBC News, 3 Sep. 2017 -
Jokic has a strained left hip flexor, the test revealed.
— Alicia Ping-Quon Wittmeyer, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2017 -
This strengthens the core, quadriceps, and hip flexors.
— Laurie Saloman, Verywell Health, 14 Nov. 2023 -
The next day he was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right flexor pronator muscle strain.
— Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2019 -
He has been sidelined since May 30 with a flexor strain in his right elbow.
— Matt Gelb, Philly.com, 6 July 2017 -
For: Hip flexor strength and knee drive required when running at a fast pace.
— Jon-Erik Kawamoto, Outside Online, 7 July 2020 -
The psoas is a hip flexor that connects the spine to the femur, Lettenberger says.
— Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 28 Feb. 2023 -
Movement in the hip flexors (on the front of the body) and the hip extensors (on the back of the body) should initiate from the the femur bones in the upper thighs rather than the pelvis.
— Anthea Levi, Health.com, 1 Mar. 2018 -
Yankees: CF Aaron Hicks went on the 10-day injured list with a flexor strain in his right elbow.
— Mike Fitzpatrick, courant.com, 5 Aug. 2019 -
The 23-year-old, one of Chicago's top prospects, has been out since suffering a torn right hip flexor on May 2.
— Matt Carlson, Star Tribune, 19 July 2021 -
Topa spent the first half of the season on the IL after suffering a right flexor strain in spring training.
— Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2021 -
Feel how this positioning intensifies the stretch in your hip flexors, the muscles on the front of your hip.
— Dana Santas, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024 -
Riemann takes you through a series of moves and stretches designed to open up your hip flexors, building strength and flexibility.
— Sara Coughlin, SELF, 25 July 2024
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