dislocate
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"I'm not going to say he's out, but I think it'd be doubtful if you dislocate your shoulder," Italy coach John Davison told reporters.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
"I tripped over a step in the garden and managed to, somehow, dislocate my ankle; break my tibia and fibula; and rip two ligaments off the bone. What the heck," said Archibald.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2024
He’d dislocate fingers in practice and pop them back in like nothing happened.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
Will giving birth be a beautiful if intense experience or will you hemorrhage, dislocate your pelvis or require an emergency C-section?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2022
Mal jutted her chin at the man so hard, it looked as though she would surely dislocate her jaw.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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They "come to be recognised only in limited ways, and any political act immediately dislocates them from the US".
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
This dislocates or untethers us from official narratives, which then makes governments more susceptible to corrupt and self-serving behavior, and citizens more prone to mistrust and improbable beliefs.
From Salon ● May 21, 2023
Cresswell almost dislocates his standing ankle, spinning a dipper over the near side of the wall, just under the bar, and into the vicinity of the top corner!
From The Guardian ● Apr. 3, 2022
Bellinger dislocates his shoulder after a home run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2020
Haie laughs so much that he dislocates his jaw, and suddenly stands there helpless with his mouth wide open.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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The firm sees opportunities in activist investing in healthcare companies, producing energy properties and, eventually, buying from forced sellers in dislocated credit markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
On Sunday, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow in a loss to the Cowboys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Jayden Daniels was the second pick of that 2024 draft behind Williams and he left Washington's defeat at Dallas with a serious injury to the same elbow he dislocated last season.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Fox Sports announcer Tom Brady might have spoken for all of us when viewing the play in which Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
He guessed that he must have dislocated it when he fell and that the violent action of the boat must have popped it back in.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
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“I was unprepared for how dislocating it ended up being,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
She comes to Milan-Cortina as the reigning world champion and the favourite for gold, and says she's "good to go" despite dislocating her shoulder in early January.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
"I took the silliest fall that ultimately resulted in me dislocating my shoulder," Kim said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
The wide receiver missed the last two months on injured reserve after dislocating an elbow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025
And yet for Justice the return to Pikeville has been almost as dislocating as moving out of foster care and into that octagonal bedroom all those years ago.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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