Hitting your shin on something is very painful. From LearnThat.org.
Gaudio finished the match with blood trickling down his right shin from a final-set tumble. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Unseeded Gaudio knocks off Hewitt; 3 Argentineans in semis] Reference
Sheeny should not be traced to German shin, a cant word for "miser; base fellow; cheat" (an etymology proposed by a distinguished scholar). From Wordnik.com. [OUPblog] Reference
"Not a bit; my shin is a little barked, that's all.". From Wordnik.com. [The Willoughby Captains] Reference
The shin was a little tender Monday morning, but that was to be expected. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
Crysania stared, fascinated, at the bloodstained sword shin - ing in the staff's light. From Wordnik.com. [Time of the Twins]
On Sunday, she announced that a cut on her shin was the result of an encounter with a kangaroo in a public park. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
I had got my feet mixed and was trying to hold my left wrist against my right shin, which is exceedingly difficult. From Wordnik.com. [Tish] Reference
Sent Enoch the second time to Mr. Webb who has Exchanged 50 dollars for me gave me Hagers Town Notes for small paper alias shin plasters. From Wordnik.com. [Ferry Hill Plantation journal : January 4, 1838-January 15, 1839,] Reference
That shin-to-shin is not a warning. From Wordnik.com. [USA's Steven Lopez adds bronze to family's medal haul] Reference
Last Skif had heard, he was on his way to Kata'shin'a'in. From Wordnik.com. [Take A Thief]
This was Kata'shin'a'in, "City of the shin'a'in," after all. From Wordnik.com. [Winds Of Fate]
The station had some kind of shin-dig Friday night but Al couldnt be there. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-07-01] Reference
If, e.g. a man grows in his shin, is it the shin which is greater-but not that. From Wordnik.com. [On the Generation and Corruption] Reference
Kata'shin'a'in seemed to provide a kind of ongoing Fair that lasted for months. From Wordnik.com. [Winds Of Fate]
Kata'shin'a'in stood on relatively treeless ground, in the midst of rolling plains. From Wordnik.com. [Winds Of Fate]
She was ready to be out of there; the sooner they got to Kata'shin'a'in, the better. From Wordnik.com. [Oathblood]
She was perfectly ready to jump out of the saddle and walk to Kata'shin'a'in at that point. From Wordnik.com. [Winds Of Fate]
But first, she and Kethry had to get to Kata'shin'a'in, and the start of the caravan routes. From Wordnik.com. [Oathblood]
"I am going to Kata'shin'a'in, and I am going to see if the shin'a'in know someone to train me.". From Wordnik.com. [Winds Of Fate]
Now she understood why Quenten had said that Kata'shin'a'in "dried up and blew away" in the winter. From Wordnik.com. [Winds Of Fate]
Less than a candlemark later, they passed the turnoff to Lythecare, heading straight south, to Kata'shin'a'in. From Wordnik.com. [Winds Of Fate]
His shin is a little swollen, but it will subside and he'll make his next start. ". From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories]
Basketball players and cheerleaders are candidates for lower leg injuries, such as shin splints. From Wordnik.com. [BellaOnline - The Voice of Women] Reference
The planets called shin-cera. From Wordnik.com. [What's Next for Avatar and James Cameron: Sequels & More! « FirstShowing.net] Reference
Thigh bones, shin bones, knee caps, and foot bones. From Wordnik.com. [The Legs] Reference
He had stubble on his shin, and Teva sandals — like you. From Wordnik.com. [Them] Reference
Kittens scatter like fish, but the sturdy male cat rubs against my shin. From Wordnik.com. [House] Reference
So every morning, before she saddles up on her scooter, she straps on shin guards. From Wordnik.com. [Traffic Jam Among the Scooter Set] Reference
That may be why LEDs seem to relieve ailments from muscle strains to shin splints. From Wordnik.com. [Shining A Light On Pain] Reference
But this year, when Scurry suffered a shin injury, Mullinix stepped into the breach. From Wordnik.com. [Who To Watch] Reference
For the shin bet, the scourge of Arab terrorists, the Rabin assassination was a body blow. From Wordnik.com. [Shin Bet Was Looking The Other Way] Reference
I pulled up my pants leg and discovered an impressive scrape from below my knee to mid shin. From Wordnik.com. [Above the River's Edge] Reference
X-rays were negative and Rodriguez had a bruise on his lower left leg near the base of his shin. From Wordnik.com. [Alex Rodriguez Injury: Injured By New Teammate] Reference
When I jumped out it still didn't scare him and he kicked me in the shin and told me I was a girl. From Wordnik.com. [Ruined] Reference
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