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How to use biceps in a sentence

19 example sentences · noun

Biceps means any muscle having two heads. Example: “He hopes to firm up his biceps a bit before meeting the girls.”

Examples of biceps by meaning

nounAny muscle having two heads.

  • The leg is bent by the action of the flexor muscles situated on the back of the thigh, the chief of these being called the biceps of the leg.1901, Michael Foster, Lewis E. Shore, Physiology for Beginners, page 73

nounSpecifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the elbow.

  • When someone asks to "see your muscles," they are most likely referring to your arms, and more specifically, your biceps.1996, Robert Kennedy, Dwayne Hines II, Animal Arms, page 21

nounThe upper arm, especially the collective muscles of the upper arm.

  • Today, Stonewall's flexed biceps measure 18 inches around.1964 Dec, “Muscles are His Business”, in Ebony, volume 20, number 2, page 147
  • Biting her lip, she held his biceps for balance and waded farther.2005, Lisa Plumley, Once Upon a Christmas, page 144
  • Odin examined the arm-ring, then pushed it onto his arm, up high on his biceps.2017, Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 42

More sentences with biceps

  • He hopes to firm up his biceps a bit before meeting the girls.From the entry firm up
  • After weeks of working out, his biceps finally began to firm up a bit.From the entry firm up
  • When bending the elbow, the biceps is the agonist.From the entry agonist
  • Felix tapped the rebellious biceps, soothing it with a barely perceptible touch.2014, David Grossman, The Zigzag Kid. From the entry bullneck
  • It became broader, more v-shaped, and my shoulders and biceps became more defined.2011 April 1, Charles Eugster, “Experience: I am a 91-year-old bodybuilder”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian…. From the entry weight-lifting
  • Keep your elbows and upper arms as immobile as possible to isolate the biceps.2008, Joseph Lee Klapper, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Boosting Your Metabolism, page 119. From the entry curl
  • Bob is short, bald, and muscled up, with a thick neck and huge biceps and thighs.2008, Terrence Real, The New Rules of Marriage, page 35. From the entry muscled up
  • This big moose, with biceps and a tattoo, shaves his legs.2002, Andy Schell, My Best Man, Kensington Books, page 148. From the entry hotski
  • And when he hits a double biceps shot, his proportion is more than a little startling.1988, Steve Holman, “Christian Conquers Columbus”, in Ironman, 47 (6): 28-34. From the entry double biceps
  • Don't burn out your biceps with 12-ounce curls.2006 June, Scott Quill, “Muscle Bulletin: Pass the Bar”, in Men's Health, →ISSN. From the entry 12-ounce curls
  • Hitting a front lat spread and then trying to follow with a rear double biceps is just not practical.1997, Gerard Thorne, Phil Embleton, Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding, page 287. From the entry rear double biceps
  • What do you think, Miss Fox?" He flexed impressive biceps.1994, Elise Title, Body Heat, page 189. From the entry flex
  • Place a strip of underwrap around the upper arm (a), keeping the biceps tense, and a strip of underwrap from the scapula to the chest (b).2012, Anne Keil, Strap Taping for Sports and Rehabilitation, →ISBN, page 120. From the entry underwrap
  • This is indicated by the fact that the majority of replicas are broken at the knees and at the top of the arms (just below the bicipites).1979, Journal - Worcester Art Museum, page 39. From the entry bicipites

Meaning of biceps

  1. noun Any muscle having two heads.
  2. noun Specifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the elbow.
  3. noun The upper arm, especially the collective muscles of the upper arm.

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Questions about biceps in a sentence

How do you use biceps in a sentence?
Biceps is used as a noun. For example: “He hopes to firm up his biceps a bit before meeting the girls.”
What is a short sentence with biceps?
“Don't burn out your biceps with 12-ounce curls.”
What does biceps mean?
Biceps means any muscle having two heads.

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