"Limb" Example Sentences
1. The limb was broken in the fall.
2. She clung desperately to the tree limb to save herself from falling.
3. The limb had to be amputated to save his life.
4. The doctors fought valiantly to save the injured limb.
5. The poor creature's limb was caught in the trap.
6. The surgeons skillfully reconstructed the severely damaged limb.
7. His limping gait showed he had an injured limb.
8. The lower limb of the tree had started to rot.
9. His limbs shook with fear at the sight of the terrifying creature.
10. The athlete's powerful limbs helped him win the competition.
11. He used his muscular limbs to climb the rope.
12. The wrestler's limbs were bulging with muscles.
13. She carefully checked each limb for broken bones.
14. The thin, frail limbs of the elderly woman were worn with age.
15. She grasped the limb above her to pull herself up.
16. The fruit grew at the end of long gnarly limb.
17. The veterinarian carefully examined the animal's injured limb.
18. The leafy green limb hung over the pond.
19. The climber's grip slipped, causing his limb to twist violently.
20. The inflamed limb was swollen and painful.
21. The doctor bound the broken limb in plaster.
22. She bandaged the injured limb with great care.
23. He slowly moved each limb to test for pain.
24. The dangling limb did not respond to stimuli.
25. The blood vessels to that limb were severed.
26. The centipede had many spindly limbs.
27. The troops stood at attention, limbs stiff and straight.
28. The doctor assessed the function of each limb.
29. He lost all feeling in that limb.
30. She suspected nerve damage in the lower limb.
31. The parrot perched on the swing limb.
32. The branch served as a convenient limb to rest on.
33. The injured limb was placed in a sling.
34. The slender limb of the weeping willow hung low.
35. He felt tingling in his hands and feet limbs.
36. The ants crawled along the tree limb in single file.
37. The lower limbs of the tree were twisted and gnarled.
38. The limb's motion was severely restricted.
39. The dancing woman swayed her graceful limbs.
40. Her limbs were splayed at unnatural angles.
41. The soldier's lifeless limbs were arranged carefully.
42. The climber held tight with arms and leg limbs.
43. The upper limb of the glacier towered above them.
44. Her whole body shook, limbs trembling.
45. Water dripped from the limb's leaves.
46. Maggots crawled within the rotting limb.
47. He swung from limb to limb like a monkey.
48. The diver had a tattoo on his lower limb.
49. Insects have six limbs.
50. The dancer moved her limbs with practiced elegance.
51. The ant tried to lift the heavy piece of food with its tiny limbs.
52. His limbs were jerky and uncoordinated.
53. She wound her limbs around him.
54. The wounded soldier's limbs were mangled and bloody.
55. The twisted tree limb was covered in moss.
56. Damage to the femoral limb would be catastrophic.
57. The sturdy lower limb supported their weight.
58. The limb was completely useless now.
59. Her limbs flailed helplessly.
60. She drew her limbs up close to her body.
Common Phases
• Lose a
limb - to have an arm or leg amputated or detached
Example: Many soldiers lost
limbs during the war.
• Break a
limb - to fracture an arm or leg
Example: He broke his arm when he fell off the ladder.
• Sever a
limb - to cut off an arm or leg
Example: The
limb was severed by the farm machinery.
• Twist a
limb - to wrench or sprain an arm or leg
Example: She twisted her ankle playing soccer.
• Dangle a
limb - to let an arm or leg hang loosely
Example: The monkey's
limbs dangled from the tree branch.
• Swing from
limb to
limb - to move from branch to branch by swinging arms and legs
Example: The monkeys swung from
limb to
limb like acrobats.
• On thin ice/On a
limb - in a risky or precarious situation
Example: I feel like I'm out on a
limb supporting that unpopular cause.
• Out on a
limb - sticking one's neck out by making a controversial statement or taking a risky stand.
Example: I went out on a
limb by advocating for unpopular legislation.
• Go out on a
limb- to take a risk by making an unpopular statement or decision.
Example: He went out on a
limb by supporting the controversial candidate.