How to Use musculature in a Sentence

musculature

noun
Definition of musculaturenext
  • This means the most with regards to the musculature of the feet and the ankle complex.
    — David Otey, Men's Health, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The musculature around the spine forms the guy wire system.
    — Greg Presto, Men's Health, 14 July 2022
  • But the researchers weren’t able to say whether the distinct musculature is part of the bellbird’s singing talent.
    — Liz Langley, National Geographic, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Wikipedia tells me an ecorche is a drawing or sculpture that shows the body’s musculature, sans skin.
    — William Lee, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2018
  • Furthermore, the glutes tend to be weak in this posture, and the low back musculature tends to be overly tight.
    — Jon-Erik Kawamoto, Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2020
  • The Nike team added a tunic to cover the derrière and loose pants to disguise musculature.
    — Christina Binkley, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2019
  • Your lower chest is different because of the musculature of the chest as a whole.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
  • But many more gelatinous deep-sea species are bereft of such bladders, as well as the musculature needed to press against them.
    — Sabrina Imbler, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2020
  • So stand upright and use your own musculature to hold yourself erect.
    — NBC News, 13 June 2018
  • In fact, your core musculature helps to hold your internal organs in place and helps you to stand up straight (along with your back muscles).
    — Amy Eisinger, M.a., SELF, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Scar, weighed down by lifelike musculature, can no longer leer.
    — Nora McGreevy, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2019
  • What’s left is nothing notable for the lion, but perfect for the jaw musculature of hyenas, which is even stronger than that of lions.
    — Brian J. Skerry, National Geographic, 4 Aug. 2017
  • What’s left is nothing notable for the lion, but perfect for the jaw musculature of hyenas, which is even stronger than that of lions.
    — Andrea Vale, National Geographic, 4 Aug. 2017
  • The Corvette’s new musculature showcases strong fender peaks over front wheel and rear quarter and a sleek, horizontal crease down the side of its body.
    — Fortune, 23 July 2019
  • Commotio cordis is most common in the young athlete whose musculature is not as developed as that in an adult.
    — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Both living birds and crocodylians have a pad of blood vessels and fat sitting in the cavity atop the underlying musculature.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian, 4 Sep. 2019
  • There is, in fact, a heavy-lifting montage pitting Johnson against Efron in displays of musculature.
    — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 23 May 2017
  • At the end, another will be taken, so researchers can assess how the massive effort has changed his musculature.
    — Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2022
  • And a high proportion of ballets are now costumed with bare legs, at the risk of knees and musculature distracting attention from overall line.
    — Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2018
  • This type of training really activates the lower body musculatures and increases the toning of the upper legs and glutes.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2018
  • Experts say that the fish’s jaw musculature develops with age and that the rows of teeth help them to crush their prey, which includes barnacles, crab, oysters, clams and plant material.
    — Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2021
  • And for all of the critics who are confused, her looks, her hair, her skin color, her musculature, and her body are all reminders of what Black woman magic looks like truly realized.
    — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 25 June 2019
  • The same dark lines tracing her impressive musculature render the rippling rocks; the ridges of her bald head match the ridges in the stone; the luxurious folds of the fabric are answered by the intricate layering of the earth beneath her feet.
    — Zadie Smith, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2020
  • And even in those who take hormone therapy later in life, the NCAA says, extra musculature and endurance dissipate within a year of treatment.
    — Star Tribune, 31 Mar. 2021
  • An orthopedist had six appointment slots twice a week for claims related to musculature and the skeleton.
    — Jeanette Steele, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Here there are pictures of young men in the act of being arrested, their lean musculatures and harsh-featured faces offering proof of lives already lived at the outer limits of human endurance.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 14 May 2017
  • By strengthening your supporting musculature to handle the impact forces and torque of running.
    — Jason Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Among the key functions that require strong foot musculature are maintaining the structural integrity of the arch during running and also limiting pronation of the foot during the contact phase of the stride.
    — Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
  • But our best shot at a real answer may come from ongoing research that aims to reconstruct digitally the forelimb musculature of some of these short-armed theropods.
    — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2016
  • Athletes compete in categories based on the degree of musculature.
    — John Sullivan, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022

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