collarbone
the clavicle.
Origin of collarbone
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How to use collarbone in a sentence
Then, in August 2018, I fell while trail running, broke my collarbone, and sustained a minor concussion.
We Need to Talk About Mental Health in the Mountains | Drew Petersen | June 30, 2021 | Outside OnlineRotation of a collarbone and two ribs suggested that Mtoto’s upper body had originally been wrapped in a shroud.
A child’s 78,000-year-old grave marks Africa’s oldest known human burial | Bruce Bower | May 5, 2021 | Science NewsLittle Foot’s collarbones were compared with those of humans, chimps, gorillas, orangutans and seven ancient hominids.
Little Foot’s shoulders hint at how a human-chimp common ancestor climbed | Bruce Bower | April 30, 2021 | Science NewsA little bit less of that since I broke my collarbone in judo, but I still hit the heavy bags.
Mars CEO Grant Reid Wants Candy to Lift One Million People Out of Poverty. Here’s His Plan to Make It Happen | Eben Shapiro | October 18, 2020 | TimeOn the first day, a teammate had broken her wrist, and on the second day, another teammate’s collarbone suffered a similar fate.
How Biking Across America Formed an Unlikely Friendship | Raffi Joe Wartanian | October 8, 2020 | Outside Online
Her moment of truth arrived a year ago when she saw a picture of herself from Christmas in which her collarbone was jutting out.
Orthorexia: When Healthy Eating Becomes an Obsession | DailyBurn | October 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the process he has suffered several new injuries, including “a broken collarbone and two split helmets.”
North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis: Lawsuits for Me, Not for Thee | Ben Jacobs | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sleek, peanut-shell sized device slips on near the collarbone.
But then, near the end of the first stage, he was involved in a crash and he broke his collarbone.
Lance Armstrong’s Teammate Tells All: ‘The Secret Race’ By Tyler Hamilton | The Daily Beast | September 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe continued to roll my shoulders back and massage the muscles just below my collarbone.
Then with shoulder and collarbone pads, topped by a head guard, the costume was complete.
Bert Wilson on the Gridiron | J. W. DuffieldYour honour will have heard that King William has fallen from his horse, and broken his collarbone, and died.
A Jacobite Exile | G. A. HentyHe tore open the front of his shirt excitedly and bared his breast, and showed a livid bluish mark close beside the collarbone.
Lone Pine | R. B. (Richard Baxter) TownshendHesset was caught in the wreckage; broken arm and broken collarbone.
Detectives, Inc. | William HeyligerMy nose was pointed into the top of her head, and her face was right at my collarbone.
Little Brother | Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for collarbone
/ (ˈkɒləˌbəʊn) /
the nontechnical name for clavicle
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Scientific definitions for collarbone
[ kŏl′ər-bōn′ ]
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