How to Use shank in a Sentence

shank

1 of 2 noun
  • Wrap back down the shank all the way to where the wire ends.
    Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online, 20 May 2020
  • The shank is made of 18-karat gold but the gold is hand painted.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 19 May 2021
  • Secure the dumbbell eyes to the top of the shank with a series of figure-8 wraps.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The shank should fit well to the handle and the handle should be clean, not gunky.
    Robin Tribble, Popular Mechanics, 30 Nov. 2018
  • Wrap the yarn back up the shank toward the eye, stopping one width of yarn short of the eye.
    Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online, 20 May 2020
  • The fly is usually tied with weight on the shank and with a black glass bead at the front.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2018
  • Then there’s the beef shank and brisket, both braised to peak fall-apart-y texture.
    Rachel Karten, Bon Appétit, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Punter Jamie Gillan finished it off with a 21-yard shank to start the Rams at their 28.
    Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Good—since our experts stressed that the shank of the shoe should be pretty rigid.
    Deanna Pai, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The three most common cuts of ham are the butt end, ham shank, and center slice.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2024
  • If the remaining beef shank is tender enough, shred the meat and add to the pot.
    Danny Chau, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2022
  • The best lamb to use is the cut that takes the least time to cook — boneless leg cut from the sirloin end (not the shank end).
    Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2018
  • The delicious lamb shank course was paired with the 2020 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge.
    Ronnie Koenig, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Or in the shank of a fine October in the midlands, with the year in quick decline.
    Charles W. Gusewelle, kansascity, 16 June 2018
  • The bones in trotters and shanks provide gelatin, which thickens the stew.
    Catherine M. Allchin, The Seattle Times, 11 Dec. 2018
  • The hex shank is convenient for most drills and quick-change adapters, too.
    Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The three most common cuts of ham are butt end, ham shank, and center slice.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The screw forces the shank of the anchor to split and expand, giving this style of anchor its name.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The 2016 Open champion hit a cold, hard shank from the middle of the fairway.
    Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 21 July 2019
  • Nearly 20 mezze launch the menu, and the entrees include a showy lamb shank served on a slab of tree.
    Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Shank The shank is the lower half of the leg above the hock and is the cut most associated with baked ham.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Crawford’s throat was slashed with a homemade knife, known as a shiv or shank.
    BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2019
  • Four flutes for clean drilling and the bits feature a three-flat shank to eliminate slipping in the chuck.
    Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The bolt shank could break, or the threads may strip, providing no clamping force at all.
    Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 21 May 2021
  • Beef shank provides a good ratio of meat with bone and can be used for the entirety of the meat's needs.
    Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The lamb shank features a delicate aroma of smoke, and the meat shreds with the slightest touch of your fork.
    Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Remove the pin and wrap the thread around the stitching a few times, creating a button shank.
    Vanessa Nirode, Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2020
  • The drill is equipped with a half-inch chuck, allowing you to bore with large-shank twist drills, hole saws, and big step drills.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Cámara: The pork shank at El Sella is one of my favorite dishes in the city.
    Jorge Valencia Mariano Fernandez, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Pre-drill with a bit just slightly narrower than the screw shank.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2019
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shank

2 of 2 verb
  • But Sane shanks the kick, and his attempt goes nowhere near the goal.
    Joel Petterson, New York Times, 29 June 2018
  • Nestle the veal shanks back into the pot, add the wine, and bring to a boil.
    Tyler Florence, House Beautiful, 6 Jan. 2011
  • Murphy then missed his first kick of the day, shanking the extra point to the right.
    Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 29 May 2023
  • Will Hart shanks one 21 yards, Cincinnati has the ball at the Wolverines' 46-yard line.
    Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 9 Sep. 2017
  • The redshirt sophomore shanked what would have been No.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 20 Oct. 2019
  • The punt was shanked and only went 10 yards giving the Broncos their first break.
    David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Kerber shanked a backhand off Williams’s return, and Williams had a chance to serve for the match.
    New York Times, 28 May 2018
  • In the 76th minute, Austin Weltz’s right-footed inside the six-yard box was shanked and stopped by Viteri.
    Tim Schwartz, baltimoresun.com, 5 Oct. 2019
  • Kicking from the Elkins 27-yard line, Ethan Henry tried to punt the ball away on the run but instead shanked it out of bounds at the 19.
    Jason McDaniel, Houston Chronicle, 26 Sep. 2019
  • Martin dropped four punts inside the 20, but also shanked a 35-yard punt at the end of the third quarter.
    Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Gould shanked another one in this game, a 45-yarder in the first quarter that sailed wide left.
    Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2019
  • Sleep-Dalton then shanked it out of bounds, the punt going only 12 yards.
    Kirk Kenney, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Jeff Locke shanked one punt out of bounds for a net of 29 yards but was solid otherwise.
    Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2017
  • The punt was shanked and the Seminoles moved quickly on a three-play, 39-yard drive to finally score its first touchdown of the night.
    Jenna West, SI.com, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Three plays resulted in a loss of seven yards, and Britton Colquitt shanked a punt.
    Chris Tomasson, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2019
  • At 15-30, Sinner shanked a backhand that went long, then fired a forehand bullet into the top of the net to end the one-hour first set.
    Marc Berman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Dickson, standing at the back of the end zone and not having his normal time to punt, shanks his punt and the ball travels just 23 yards to the Seattle 24.
    oregonlive, 14 Oct. 2019
  • At that point the suspect appears to shank Duncomb in the back, missing his spinal cord by a few inches, the report said.
    Fox News, 30 July 2020
  • Rachel threatens to shank Mercedes with a piece of plane debris over the Patsy Cline solo.
    Maggie Olmsted, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Give me the basketball star who shanks crucial free throws and the goaltender in hockey who slips and lets the winning slap shot whir by.
    Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 6 June 2023
  • The special teams woes started with Logan Tyler’s shanked punt, which which traveled just 12 yards.
    Curt Weiler, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 Sep. 2017
  • With 3:15 remaining in the game, Temple’s punter shanked a punt out of his own end zone, which netted just seven yards.
    Joan Niesen, SI.com, 15 Sep. 2019
  • Killing is not news to this crowd: Pap was in jail for shanking a cook at the family’s barbecue restaurant.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The barbecue pork shank along with the Carolina shrimp and grits is perfection.
    cleveland, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Woodland, who led by two to start the third round, stretched it to as many as four shots when Rose shanked a bunker shot from in front of the par-3 fifth green, and Woodland followed with a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-5 sixth.
    Doug Ferguson, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2019
  • Kicking for the Vikings, Carlson shanked a field goal that would have beaten the Packers in Week 2 of his rookie season, a 35-yarder in the final seconds of overtime.
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2023
  • That convenience is also accentuated due to the impact-ready, 1⁄4-inch hex shank on each of the drill bits.
    Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Punter Jake Hartbarger had issues with the wind and rain, then shanked his final attempt nearly 90 degrees to the right for a career-worst 5-yard punt.
    Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2019
  • And at the start of the second half, a Rodman cross landed right on the foot of midfielder Linsey Horan, who shanked the opportunity.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 22 July 2023
  • Olivier Giroud shanked a couple chances, hasn’t put a shot on target at this World Cup, gets crushed by fans and the press and still remains invaluable to Deschamps’ system.
    Brian Straus, SI.com, 10 July 2018

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