wrist
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Definition of wrist
1
: the joint or the region of the joint between the human hand and the arm or a corresponding part on a lower animal
2
: the part of a garment or glove covering the wrist
Examples of wrist in a Sentence
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In the semifinal game, Lansford was hit in the right wrist by a pitch, suffering a fracture. — Phil Jensen, The Mercury News, "Carney Lansford, Santa Clara Briarwood teammates remember Little League run," 19 Aug. 2019 With a smartwatch or Fitbit, by contrast, the hardware can only be attached to the wrists, Bao says. — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, "This Press-On Sticker Could Someday Monitor Your Health," 19 Aug. 2019 Eight home run-less games after parrot Edwin appeared, Encarnacion was hit by a pitch on Aug. 3 and suffered a hairline fracture in his right wrist. — James Wagner, New York Times, "Gio Urshela and the Yankees’ M.V.P. (Most Valuable Parrot)," 15 Aug. 2019 Genevieve, then 15, received emergency hospital treatment for a bite to her right wrist from a capuchin monkey named Boo, her mother’s attorney, Marc Naron, said Thursday. — Ken Ritter, BostonGlobe.com, "Wayne Newton sued over monkey biting girl visiting his home," 9 Aug. 2019 On the inside of Anna’s right wrist was a tattoo, in black ink, a cartoon outline of a ribbon tied into a bow. — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "What Being Friends With Anna Delvey Was Really Like — Before Getting Scammed," 24 July 2019 But Patterson devoted a lot of time to building up his right arm — even after being involved in a car accident that broke his left wrist. — Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, "Dream come true for A’s golden-armed phenom," 3 Aug. 2019 In other personnel news, Rams wideout E.J. Scott missed the first practice because of a recent wrist surgery, while Braylin Scott has been moved from safety to wide receiver and Corte Tapia was switched from linebacker to fullback. — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, "Former Rangeview star Richard King’s CSU Rams football career over, Mike Bobo says," 1 Aug. 2019 Howard wore a pink wrapping around his right wrist in practice Thursday, and Lee is rounding into form after suffering an ankle injury that limited his participation in spring practices. — Los Angeles Times, "UCLA’s Chip Kelly not afraid to lean on young players in big roles," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wrist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for wrist
wrist
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English Language Learners Definition of wrist
: the part of your body where your hand joins your arm
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Kids Definition of wrist
: the joint or the region of the joint between the hand and arm
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Medical Definition of wrist
: the joint or the region of the joint between the human hand and the arm or a corresponding part on a lower animal
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