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Discover LudwigThe word "leg" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to refer to either the limb that extends from the body to the foot, or a part of a journey. Example sentence: The hikers had to traverse three more legs of the trail before reaching their destination.
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leg
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The lower limb of a human being or animal that extends from the groin to the ankle.
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Channel 4 began with 1.7 million viewers (8%) from 9pm, rising to 2 million viewers (9.1%) for a Last Leg special with Adam Hills at 9.30pm and 1.9 million viewers (10%) for a Gogglebox election edition at 10pm.
Palace's players had arrived at the Amex for the second leg of the semi-final to find the tension in the tie had clearly already had an explosive effect.
After five hours, the prisoners are transferred on to another flight for the final leg of their journey.
Duke said Chin was shot in the arm and leg.
The first leg in Rome was marred by trouble when Feyenoord fans went on the rampage, causing damage to a 500-year-old fountain which experts said cannot be repaired.
Arsenal did win the second leg of the last-16 tie 2-0 in Munich but it was not enough to prevent the away-goals exit.
"The qualification is deserved, even if we struggled more than during the first leg.
"I think our supporters have always been behind us, we've had ups and downs in the last few years, but since the return leg against Ukraine we've felt an enthusiasm behind the team and noticed a rekindled love in practice matches [in the lead up to the World Cup]," Lloris said.
Abbott addressed the controversy when he faced the media in Houston, Texas, on the last leg of his trip to North America.
If Bayern also attacked with energy they were equally generous in defence, starting with the same high-risk, forward-thrusting three-man backline Pep Guardiola had abandoned after 15 minutes of the first leg.
Because, in a world in which the male body is currently being celebrated in so many forms – guys are now being applauded for "Dad Bod" (which gay men have long known as "bears") – showing a little leg shouldn't get anyone admonished from on the street, especially when it's not as though I invented short-shorts.
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