Below you will find example sentences with "upper body". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Upper Body in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: upper
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 23.7 words

Words in this phrase

upper body

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • upper can mean: At a higher level, rank or position. Frequent word
  • body can mean: Physical frame. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

head and upper body 2× 30s had upper body pain 1× a human upper body from the 1× burakovsky out upper body erik johnson 1× cale makar upper body considered a 1× either the upper body and head 1× for season upper body brett pesce 1× hands for upper body exercises or 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a 34 year 1× ardha matsyendrasana half 1× as the score 1× avalanche injuries andre 1× calgary has also 1× defenseman cale makar 1×

Common sentence endings:

and upper body 3× the lower body 2× a serpent cf 1× abraham upper body 1× after the event 1× and core work 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

lower 13× injuries 4× man 4× head 3× treated 2× offers 2× ability 2× lift 2× part 2× mattress 2× game 2× down 2×

Related phrases

governing body upper deck civic body student body upper bound body fat body weight upper secondary electoral body upper east

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around upper:

upper bound 16× upper east 10× upper left 8× upper stage 8×

Just before it in the phrase index:

upper atmosphere upon thousands upon millions upon hundreds upon dozens upon completion

Just after it in the phrase index:

upper bound upper deck upper east upper egypt upper left upper portion

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

upper deck upper bound upper secondary upper east upper atmosphere upper egypt

Same ending:

governing body civic body student body electoral body healthy body entire body

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "upper body" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 23.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as head and upper body, 30s had upper body pain, lower, injuries and man stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with governing body, upper deck, civic body, upper bound, upper east and upper left, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with upper body

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Avalanche Injuries: Andre Burakovsky: out (upper body), Erik Johnson: out (upper body). (12 words)

The upper body may or may not turn with the lower body. (12 words)

Hurricanes: Jesper Fast: out for season (upper body), Brett Pesce: out (lower body). (13 words)

Longer example sentences

In Hellenistic and Roman mosaics, this Titan was often depicted as having the upper body of a muscular man with a long beard and horns (often represented as the claws of a crab) and the lower body of a serpent (cf. (41 words)

It offers the ability to lift and lower either the upper body and head part of the mattress and the ability to lift and lower the lower body and foot part of the mattress. (34 words)

The women in their 50s and 60s were treated for upper body injuries, a man in his 80s was treated for minor injuries and a man in his 30s had upper body pain. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

The women in their 50s and 60s were treated for upper body injuries, a man in his 80s was treated for minor injuries and a man in his 30s had upper body pain.

Kuhn was fatally wounded in the upper body and Fleischman was shot in the head and upper body.

Avalanche Injuries: Andre Burakovsky: out (upper body), Erik Johnson: out (upper body).

Onuska (lower body) is not expected back this weekend and the same is true for defenceman Daniil Sobolev (lower body) and centre Ryan Abraham (upper body).

It offers the ability to lift and lower either the upper body and head part of the mattress and the ability to lift and lower the lower body and foot part of the mattress.

Hurricanes: Jesper Fast: out for season (upper body), Brett Pesce: out (lower body).

One can grip the handles with the hands for upper body exercises or hook the feet on to the loops for lower body and core work.

Calgary has also run into injury issues with Travis Hamonic (lower body) and Sam Bennett (upper body) the latest to be sidelined.

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Penguins’ D Kris Letang (upper body) missed his 10th game, and F Bryan Rust (lower body) his ninth.

Also with the elbow down, it offers less opening for the body to be attacked while the forearm and punch intercept space towards the head and upper body.

In Hellenistic and Roman mosaics, this Titan was often depicted as having the upper body of a muscular man with a long beard and horns (often represented as the claws of a crab) and the lower body of a serpent (cf.

Oftentimes they place focus on training on their upper body instead of their entire body, to increase power and endurance.

She has different conflicting origins and is described as having a human upper body from the waist up and a serpentine body from the waist down.

The upper body may or may not turn with the lower body.

Two thirds of injuries occur to the upper body and one third to the lower body.

A 34-year-old man was recovering in hospital early Tuesday after being stabbed in the upper body late Monday under circumstances that remained unclear hours after the event.

Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Lord of the Fishes Pose): Sit with one leg bent and the other leg crossed over it, twist your upper body to the side.

As the score mounted, Suliasi Vunivalu entertained the crowd when his upper body went 90m coast to coast, and his legs only 80m, but it was still good enough for the try.

Defenseman Cale Makar (upper body), considered a game-time decision in Seattle, participated in warmups before being ruled out to play.

It can be focused on any of the following areas: arms, breasts, face, lower abdomen, thighs, and upper body.

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