Ali clamped the cord next to the baby's navel, then cut through the tough, horny tube. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
A thin, bright red streak that stretches from my sternum to a couple inches above my navel is a reminder of this. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-01-17] Reference
Back at Revolver, a 20-something wearing a collared shirt unbuttoned to his navel is approached and asked what he thinks of Ben Quayle. From Wordnik.com. [Ben Quayle's run for Congress, interrupted by Internet columnist Nik Richie] Reference
The rise in navel-revealing fashions has spurred a rise in navel-augmentation surgery. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: August 4, 2002 - August 10, 2002 Archives] Reference
With NASA mired in navel-gazing and bureaucracy, it makes sense to support private development of outer space. From Wordnik.com. [» Another reason to alert D.D. Herriman heinleinblog] Reference
Your navel is a rounded bowl that never lacks mixed wine. From Wordnik.com. [Beginner’s Grace] Reference
On either side of her navel are the words Ride Hard, Die Young. From Wordnik.com. [Sweetblood] Reference
A new hole is cut for your navel, which is then stitched in place. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Above the navel is the region of undigested food and below it the region of digestion. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3] Reference
They met at Delphi, determining that it was the center, the so-called navel of the world. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Winship: Don't Believe Everything the Oracle Tells You] Reference
He also doesn't like introspection, public introspection -- what he would call navel gazing. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2006] Reference
"Your navel was a distraction to me before, but do you know what the sight of it does to me now?". From Wordnik.com. [Tutoring Lady Jane]
Solomon uses a poetic image common in their world to describe this: Your navel is a round chalice. From Wordnik.com. [Solomon’s Song of Love] Reference
147 A large hollow navel is looked upon not only as a beauty, but in children it is held a promise of good growth. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
Henna, or Enna, was a city so exactly situated in the middle of Sicily that it was called the navel of that island. From Wordnik.com. [The Metamorphoses of Ovid Vol. I, Books I-VII] Reference
The cord is attached to the body of the child at the point called the navel, being cut off at birth by the accoucher. From Wordnik.com. [Plain facts for old and young : embracing the natural history and hygiene of organic life.] Reference
2 Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like a heap of wheat set about with lilies. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
If Plutarch and Sebond are wrong, then Montaigne’s entire essay endeavor is nothing but an exercise in navel gazing. From Wordnik.com. [The Sebond Essay, Conclusion « So Many Books] Reference
Yes, one meaning of göbek is indeed "navel", and another is "belly". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference
Why not wait for some real news to report, rather than this kind of navel gazing?. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Is Boxing Obama In. Or Is It The Other Way Around?] Reference
The Clintons play the press like fiddles, and this kind of navel-gazing is the perfect example. From Wordnik.com. [Is Press Harder On Hillary? More Writers Weigh In] Reference
This is exactly the kind of navel-gazing nonsense that the Social Democrats indulged in with the NDSAP. From Wordnik.com. [Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I...] Reference
But this kind of navel-reflection is what makes it so easy for the Republicans to accuse us of being wimps. From Wordnik.com. [September 2004] Reference
Another thing my mother used to do is take the "navel" sticker off packages of oranges and put it across her bellybutton. From Wordnik.com. [idiot-milk Diary Entry] Reference
Compare Margin ( "navel"), Eze 38: 12; Ps 48: 2; Jer 3: 17. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
The Hebrew word for "navel" in this passage, שרירי shariyr. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Your navel is the moon's bright drinking cup. From Wordnik.com. [Philocrites: How I understand 'God language.'] Reference
Which is just as well, because navel baring is so passe. From Wordnik.com. [Newsmakers] Reference
We've graduated from "Tapestry and Porcelaine" to navel-gazing. From Wordnik.com. [What Kids Should Know] Reference
Close your eyes and try to picture Britney Spears with her navel covered. From Wordnik.com. [The Age Of Navel Gazing] Reference
Spiritual memoirs frequently inhabit the lowest tier of this navel-gazing. From Wordnik.com. [Youth and Prayer] Reference
As Madonna went, navel and all, so went the girls of pop's superficial end. From Wordnik.com. [The Return Of Good Girls] Reference
But there is as much navel-gazing on QVC as in Neiman Marcus or at Canyon Ranch. From Wordnik.com. [Leg Waxing And Life Everlasting] Reference
In contemporary pop culture, the navel is perhaps best known for being obscured. From Wordnik.com. [The Age Of Navel Gazing] Reference
Only one consequence seems certain, however: we're in for another round of boomer navel gazing. From Wordnik.com. [Boomer Bears] Reference
"We were like best friends, but the media saw a navel and blond hair and had to create some drama.". From Wordnik.com. [Red Hot Blue] Reference
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