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Examples of belly button in a Sentence
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Make your way to your belly button and massage the center of your stomach for a couple of minutes.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 12 Feb. 2024
The traditional prostatectomy is an open-approach incision below the belly button, George explained.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
The Grammy-winning rapper, 28, made the sexiest red carpet appearance at the New York City event, wearing a mermaid halter-neck gown that showed lots of skin — and her belly button ring!
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
The extra high waist covers the belly button and embraces the hips before releasing into a classic straight leg.
—Paula Lee, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2024
In the photo, the actress wore a nude bra and black shorts pulled up to her belly button.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
In this case, Jeremy has a very shallow belly button which can be poorly seen in some photos.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 5 Jan. 2024
But after initially taking the bags, which weighed about 50 pounds, the men stopped their truck a block away, checked inside and saw dismembered body parts, identifying a belly button, and drove them back.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
The joggers also include two side pockets to conveniently hold your belongings and a high waist that sits comfortably above your belly button.
—Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1877, in the meaning defined above
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“Belly button.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belly%20button. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
belly button
noun
: the human navel
Medical Definition
belly button
noun
belly but·ton
-ˌbət-ᵊn
: the human navel
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