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Examples of big toe in a Sentence
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The next morning, the big toe on his right foot was red and swollen.
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Marlene Cimons, Washington Post, 28 July 2024
His gigantic, grotesque foot with its mangled big toe and icky toenails.
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Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
But 12 months later, the patient sees his doctor because of pain and swelling in his big toe.
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Saurabh Gombar, STAT, 21 June 2024
Last year, Judge missed two months with a torn ligament in his right big toe following a spectacular catch at Dodger Stadium.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1699, in the meaning defined above
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“Big toe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20toe. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
big toe
noun
: the innermost and largest toe of the foot
Medical Definition
big toe
noun
: the innermost and largest digit of the foot
called also great toe
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