How to Use wrist in a Sentence
wrist
noun-
Or one that will look cool on their wrist at the beach club.
— The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024 -
Just wrap it around the wrist and fasten with the two O-rings.
— Lisa Boonestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022 -
This is great news, and not just for our backs and our wrists.
— Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023 -
The man also grabbed her wrists and arms and pushed her.
— Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024 -
One broken wrist has led to a lot of choices for the Sox.
— Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Apr. 2023 -
Other than a $5 wrist band to drink beer for adults, the event was free.
— Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 -
The next exercise, from the 1970s, is the barbell wrist twist curl.
— Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 3 Sep. 2022 -
The woman told police Wilkes had grabbed her by the wrist and choked her.
— Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 18 Aug. 2023 -
Ten full turns on the wrist will wind the watch to about three full days of power reserve.
— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2023 -
The unit fits right in the phone pocket of our yoga pants and even comes with a wrist strap.
— Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 8 May 2024 -
The surgery to amputate both hands above the wrist was performed on Aug. 1.
— Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023 -
Add a slouchy leather bag with a few bangles stacked on your wrist.
— Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 23 July 2024 -
Go vintage with a pair of satin gloves complete with bows at the wrist.
— Town & Country, 6 Feb. 2023 -
Time is clearly of the essence in the new release—and strapped to Gadot’s wrist is Hublot’s smartwatch.
— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2023 -
The Dodgers brought him back in 1978, but a broken wrist sidelined him.
— Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024 -
The guardsman left the meeting not with a job but a set of handcuffs around his wrists.
— Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024 -
Murray was found dead in the basement of the home with his wrists and ankles duct-taped.
— Christina Coulter, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024 -
Want to make sure your wrist candy can be spotted across the room?
— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2023 -
Back-foot throws, hitting receivers downfield with a hop and a flick of the wrist.
— Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024 -
Bug bites seem to be the universe’s way of slapping us on the wrist for our trivial wrongs.
— Loren Savini, Allure, 7 Aug. 2023 -
Wrap the drawstring loops of the case around your wrist, hang them from a clip on your bag, or just toss the whole thing in your purse.
— Rachael Green, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023 -
The easiest places to find a pulse are either the brachial artery (in your wrist) or the carotid artery (in your neck).
— Trisha Pasricha, Washington Post, 29 July 2024 -
The neighbors saw the boy had duct tape on his ankles and wrists and called police.
— Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023 -
Paula Burlington has scars on her wrist from teeth bite marks.
— Ben Botkin, oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2023 -
Hands are tanned except across the back of the wrists, which are sheltered from the sun by hiking pole straps.
— Jeastman, oregonlive, 25 July 2023 -
Police found him in the common area of the building with two gunshot wounds to the left wrist.
— Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023 -
It was later followed by Juste un Clou in 1971, a bracelet shaped like a nail that curves around the wrist.
— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024 -
So some of the people in the crew had seasick pills and these bands around the wrist and so on to be able to work on the set for a whole day.
— Christian Holub, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2022 -
Or try this option, $14.99 on Amazon, for wrist straps with neoprene padding.
— Nora Colomer, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024 -
Edman missed the first four months of the season while recovering from wrist surgery and an ankle sprain and didn’t even play his first game with the Dodgers until Aug. 19.
— Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'wrist.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated: