RIB in a Sentence
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54 example sentences for RIB, such as:
1. She jabbed her finger in his ribs.
2. Her stays were cutting her ribs in two.
3. No ribs of man or boat can withstand it.
4. The soldier jabbed a rifle into his ribs.
5. She jabbed him in the ribs with her finger.
2. Her stays were cutting her ribs in two.
3. No ribs of man or boat can withstand it.
4. The soldier jabbed a rifle into his ribs.
5. She jabbed him in the ribs with her finger.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of RIB
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rib
n. support resembling the rib of an animal
v. form vertical ribs by knitting
Classic Sentence: (41 in 3 pages)
1 Now, the greatest depth of the invested body of this particular whale must have been at least sixteen feet; whereas, the corresponding rib measured but little more than eight feet.
2 So that this rib only conveyed half of the true notion of the living magnitude of that part.
3 Still again both seemed yoked together, and an unseen tyrant driving them; the lean shade siding the solid rib.
4 For be this Parsee what he may, all rib and keel was solid Ahab.
5 Every rib could be counted and every joint of the spine, though Mistress Mary did not count them as she bent over and examined them with a solemn savage little face.
6 The point of the sword had touched a rib, and glanced along the bone.
7 Her stays were cutting her ribs in two.
8 His hip bones stood out like an old cow's, his ribs showed like a washboard and his back was a mass of sores.
9 His eyes sparkled wickedly and he dug his elbow into Hugh's ribs.
10 She went down the stairs backwards, feeling a sickening dart of pain in her ribs as she landed.
11 "So are you," said Bonnie generously and, hammering a heel into Mr. Butler's ribs, she galloped down the yard toward the arbor.
12 The skeleton iron windmill on the farm a few blocks away, at the north end of Main Street, was like the ribs of a dead cow.
13 His ribs were grim clear lines, his skin was clammy, his pulse was feeble but terrifyingly rapid.
14 To grope down into the bottom of the sea after them; to have one's hands among the unspeakable foundations, ribs, and very pelvis of the world; this is a fearful thing.
15 No ribs of man or boat can withstand it.
Example Sentence:
1 In breathing the chest muscles expand the rib cage and allow air to be sucked into the lungs.
2 You've fractured a rib, maybe more than one.
3 One trainee, who broke a rib, is keeping it a secret, fearing he'll be discharged.
4 She was taken to hospital with a broken arm and ribs.
5 She jabbed him in the ribs with her finger.
6 She jabbed her finger in his ribs.
7 They stuck a gun in his ribs and made him fork over all his money.
8 She was taken to the hospital with broken ribs and a punctured lung.
9 The soldier jabbed a rifle into his ribs.
10 He suffered three cracked ribs in the accident.
11 Each dinner, she likes to cook a thin slice of meat, usually veal or lamb, cut from the leg or ribs.
12 This scarf is really simple and easy - but the wavy ribs cause the edges of the scarf to curve in and out, making it look more complicated than it is.
13 You can reduce the amount of heat in a chili pepper by removing the ribs and seeds.