How to Use triceps in a Sentence

triceps

noun
  • He felt a pain in his right triceps.
  • Make better use of your desk chair and sculpt killer triceps.
    — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 9 Aug. 2021
  • That's where the triceps in the back of the arms come into play.
    — Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Nolan Smith missed seven games with a triceps tear.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • That's like spending an hour at the gym on nothing but your triceps.
    — Sonya Collins, Fortune, 6 May 2022
  • Trains force-bias power in the chest, triceps, shoulders, back, and core.
    — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Then press up, locking your elbows to put tension on your triceps at the back of your arms.
    — Erin Beresini, Outside Online, 27 May 2015
  • Push-ups really work your chest as well as your shoulders, triceps, and core.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Expect to hit your chest, back, shoulders, triceps, and biceps.
    — Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Dean Kremer is nearing his return from a triceps strain as well.
    — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
  • Your glutes, quads, and hamstrings are involved, but so are your back and traps, and even your shoulders and triceps.
    — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Grab the dumbbell with one hand, then place your upper arm (your triceps muscle) against your thigh—not on top of it.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
  • The dip station can be used to build your triceps, chest, core, shoulder muscles, and overall body strength.
    — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 4 Sep. 2022
  • On the bent arm, keep your elbow tracking backward along your ribs to better target the triceps.
    — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2020
  • The dip is a great way to drive strength and muscle development in the chest, shoulders and triceps.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 2 Mar. 2022
  • But Joyner tore a triceps in the opener and had surgery, ending his season.
    — Dennis Waszak Jr., courant.com, 23 Dec. 2021
  • He's been out all season with a left triceps strain and returns after a six-game rehab stint in the minor leagues.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2018
  • You’re supposed to be watching his face, but even his triceps are acting — or distracting, as the case may be.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Safety Joyner, an eighth-year pro, suffered a torn triceps in the opener and was lost for the year.
    — J.p. Pelzman, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2021
  • The Rangers announced that Scherzer suffered a right triceps spasm.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Try a set of yellow, green and red resistance bands, which can be used for back, bicep, triceps, shoulders and leg work.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 20 Oct. 2020
  • After all, those two muscles comprise the bulk of your upper arms (your triceps alone accounts for about two-thirds of them).
    — Men's Health, 16 May 2022
  • Pushups, of course, target your shoulders, chest and triceps, while mountain climbers once again hit your core and also help jack up your heart rate.
    — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 3 June 2022
  • This version also strengthens the triceps, and works on stability at the spine and hips.
    — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Catherine Parsekian manage to inject a few arms, others take notice and get their triceps ready as well.
    — USA Today, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The bullet entered the back of his left arm, traveled through his triceps and into his chest and struck his heart, the autopsy found.
    — oregonlive, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Pineda, who started Thursday, was placed on the IL with a right triceps strain.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2019
  • Another way to increase difficulty is to put more stress on the chest and less on the triceps by adopting a wide-armed form.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 29 Jan. 2022
  • Bosa, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, has played through triceps, ankle and knee injuries this year.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Detroit was forced to make the pregame pitching change after Teheran complained of tightness in his right triceps at the end of his warmup.
    — Tom Withers, Star Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021

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