How to Use "Chest" with Example Sentences

chest (n): the upper front part of the body between the neck and stomach

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Used with adjectives:

"That wrestler has a broad chest."
(broad, barrel, big, huge, manly, massive, muscular, powerful, strong)

"The actress was afraid to show her bare chest."
(bare, naked, flat)

"He has a hairy chest."
(hairy, hairless, smooth)

Used with verbs:

"He clutched his chest when he had a heart attack."
(clutched, grabbed)

"The gorilla pounded his chest."
(pounded, thumped, beat)

"Do you shave your chest?"
(shave, wax)

"The runner's chest expanded rapidly."
(expanded, heaved, rose and fell)

"I felt my chest tighten."
(tighten, constrict, burn, ache)

Used with nouns:

"Are you feeling any chest pain?"
(pain, discomfort, tightness)

"The football player had a chest injury."
(injury, wound)

"The doctor is running a chest X-ray."
(X-ray, exam)

"Those are his chest muscles."
(muscles, hairs)

"He injured his chest area."
(area, cavity)

Used with prepositions:

"He suffered a direct hit to his chest."
(to)

"He had to shave the hair on his chest for swimming."
(on)

"She experienced pain in her chest."
(in)