Explore Torso through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like trunk or body. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Torso meaning
The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.
Using Torso
- The main meaning on this page is: The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.
- Useful related words include: trunk, body, body part.
- In the example corpus, torso often appears in combinations such as: the torso, torso and, her torso.
Context around Torso
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Torso
- In this selection, "torso" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, upper, actress, tattooed, arms, outside and injuries stand out and add context to how "torso" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a long torso and even and across her torso back and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "torso" sits close to words such as affleck, amounting and atari, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with torso
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Symptoms include stiff muscles in the torso, arms and legs. (10 words)
Studies show that victims can survive gunshots, even those to the head, heart or torso. (15 words)
Several of these reported injuries included second and third degree burns to the face, torso, arms, and hands. (18 words)
Stone is also accused of tying the child’s hands behind his back for more than 19 hours at one point, as well as binding the child’s hands, feet, arms and torso in a separate instance while Stone stood over him for at least an hour. (47 words)
She continued: ‘Holly took a self-diminished, vulnerable-looking role with her body language, at one point leaning into Alison and using her as a shield as she put her torso behind her arm and placed a hand on Alison in a clingy gesture. (44 words)
But the witness didn’t have to offer Crown prosecutor Michelle Kai much insight into the events that led to his brother receiving two lethal gunshots to his torso outside the Portico Hookah Lounge in the early-morning hours of Sept. 12, 2020. (43 words)
Example sentences (20)
At all times, the public can see the simple, hand-operated mechanisms that bring Little Amal to life, including the human puppeteer inside the bamboo-like cage of her torso.
At the front, its design was fashioned into a daring bikini top style with a bow tied across the actress’ torso.
But the largest section, with Lee mounted on the torso of the horse, was still just a little too large to fit.
But the witness didn’t have to offer Crown prosecutor Michelle Kai much insight into the events that led to his brother receiving two lethal gunshots to his torso outside the Portico Hookah Lounge in the early-morning hours of Sept. 12, 2020.
Clarke scored with a triple jab in the opener and whipped a right hook into Wach’s tattooed torso.
I’m just over 6 feet tall with a long torso, and even with my seat positioned as low as it’ll go, I can’t get my hair to stop brushing against the headliner.
Impacts with those vehicles resulted in torso injuries that were more likely to come from hitting the vehicle’s flat front that impacting its hood.
In a series of incidents he kicked and punched her in the torso, arms, legs as well as split the victim's lip by elbowing her in the face.
Initial reports suggest a man was shot in the lower torso in the parking garage of the Hilton Garden Inn on N. Courthouse Road, a block from Arlington County police headquarters, potentially as a result of a robbery.
In this case, you want to work on creating a structure by choosing clothing that makes your shoulders appear broader and gives a tapering effect on the rest of the torso.
Officers responded to reports of a shooting at 12:37 p.m. on Athel Avenue and Sego Street, where they found a man on the ground, suffering from gunshot wounds in the upper torso area, and being attended to by nearby residents.
Police responded to a shots fired call in the 7800 block of South Ellis Ave. and found an 18-year-old man unresponsive and laying face down with a gunshot wound to his upper torso, police said.
Several of these reported injuries included second and third degree burns to the face, torso, arms, and hands.
She continued: ‘Holly took a self-diminished, vulnerable-looking role with her body language, at one point leaning into Alison and using her as a shield as she put her torso behind her arm and placed a hand on Alison in a clingy gesture.
She said, "Save the Greenbelt," "Land back," and "Stop the TMX pipeline" were some of the messages she scrawled across her torso, back and arms.
Stein allegedly stabbed Richards in the torso and Booth allegedly stabbed Richards in the neck and upper back.
Stone is also accused of tying the child’s hands behind his back for more than 19 hours at one point, as well as binding the child’s hands, feet, arms and torso in a separate instance while Stone stood over him for at least an hour.
Studies show that victims can survive gunshots, even those to the head, heart or torso.
Symptoms include stiff muscles in the torso, arms and legs.
The actress, who's nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series for her work on "", stood out in a hot pink gown that had ruching along the torso.
Common combinations with torso
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the torso 52×
- torso and 36×
- her torso 19×
- his torso 17×
- and torso 16×
- your torso 14×
- upper torso 11×
- torso of 7×
- torso in 6×
- torso was 6×