Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is. From LearnThat.org. [Arthur F. Lenenhan]
The limb of the sextant. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The upper limb of the bow. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
All this could Carlo do — make, unmake me; and join me limb to limb . From Wordnik.com. [Melville in Love] Reference
I think the leap from the tree-limb is a good start. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Mnkyking’s Review Forum] Reference
Even at Bayeux the eastern limb is short according to. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine] Reference
The withered limb is beginning to show some signs of life!. From Wordnik.com. [The End of the Work Ethic] Reference
War's threat to life and limb is everywhere and never-ending. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Peace Prize 1997 - Presentation Speech] Reference
You think your phantom limb is bad, check out my phantom erection!. From Wordnik.com. [Sugar and spice and all things neurobiological] Reference
If a limb is to live, its constituent cells must be nourished by blood. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1912 - Presentation Speech] Reference
The technique of the transplantation of the front limb is somewhat different. From Wordnik.com. [Alexis Carrel - Nobel Lecture] Reference
Both bones below his knee are broken, and the limb is bent unnaturally inward. From Wordnik.com. [The front lines of saving lives] Reference
Untrammelled in limb, free of foot, it was worth while to watch their every motion. From Wordnik.com. [Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago] Reference
Right now the kids are not allowed near it as a major limb is dangling half off of it. From Wordnik.com. [Searching For A Savannah To Love--While Ducking 75 MPH Winds] Reference
I'm sure you're ready to kill people by now - not being able to use a limb is beyond frustrating. From Wordnik.com. [So you want to know about screenwriting] Reference
It was frowned upon in previous years because doctors feared it could cause long-term limb damage. From Wordnik.com. [On Distant Battlefields, Survival Odds Rise Sharply] Reference
But if the limb is nominally functional, then I really have to say that I question the logic behind its removal. From Wordnik.com. [because they can’t speak « paper fruit] Reference
A couple weeks later the ambulance hauled in a guy who had cut a rather large tree limb from the trunk of a big tree. From Wordnik.com. [Puff This!] Reference
When dislocation has occurred, the limb is short, and the upper end of the femur is freely movable on the dorsum ilii. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference
Way back last summer the family may have spotted a certain limb on a tree they think can be festooned for their house. From Wordnik.com. [Christmas in the Sierra Madre mountains] Reference
Primates and other non-food related game - I care not to hunt, unless the preservation of life and/or limb is at stake. From Wordnik.com. [A Strange, Sad Baboon Story] Reference
Dismembering ObamaCare limb by limb is probably the best, and perhaps the only, political strategy for at least the next two years. From Wordnik.com. [The Repeal Pledge] Reference
If a limb is severed from the main body, the main body will grow another limb and, from the severed limb will grow another full body. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » “Dogs aren’t born mooing, and people aren’t born gay.”] Reference
And also, a shared limb, which is a small (INAUDIBLE). From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 3, 2006] Reference
"I'll lay any wager he'll break a limb!" said a third. From Wordnik.com. [Varney the vampire; or, The feast of blood. Volume 2] Reference
Granulomatous type. d. shortening of the limb is a true shortening. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The semicircle is called her limb, the semi-ellipse her terminator. From Wordnik.com. [Mars] Reference
It was worded differently but didn’t leave my story in limb forever. From Wordnik.com. [The Kiss of Death « Colleen Anderson] Reference
I don't know if they actually taught us how to break a limb, but I hope so. From Wordnik.com. [Darrell Hartman: Is Malin Akerman the Next Big Thing? She Should Be.] Reference
For an animal to be outfitted with an artificial limb, which is attached with straps. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
I agree that saying the limb is a mosaic is the same thing as saying it is intermediate. From Wordnik.com. [Transitions on the DI blog - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Then, we are ready for the sixth limb, which is beseeching the teachers not to pass away. From Wordnik.com. [Preliminaries for Meditation or Study: The Seven-Limb Practice] Reference
However, seeing how unlikely we are to turn the tide, he’s not really out on a limb, is he?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Gore on Climate Skeptics: Some People Are Still Debating ‘Whether The Moon Landing Was Staged’] Reference
I don’t think having a replacement limb is going to make any difference there, do you? he asked. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2009 » June : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
What then? to cut off a limb is a strange way of saving it from the influence of some constitutional ailment. From Wordnik.com. [Apologia Pro Vita Sua] Reference
I looked upon him as a lunatic who would be very likely to start roaming over the ship and break a limb or fall overboard. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow Line; a confession] Reference
It is applied to the anterior aspect of the limb, which is carefully padded to prevent undue pressure on the edge of the shin bone. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference
Time to go out on a limb, which is quite a risky thing at a time when vertical constitutes victory and so many top skaters are injured. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com - Sports] Reference
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