elbow

Example Sentences

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Last month, the team announced that Díaz was having surgery to remove “loose bodies” in his right elbow and would be out until the second half of the season.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

"It looks as if it's also an elbow to the side of the head as well. VAR have asked the referee to come over and he had no hesitation in giving the penalty."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The most important thing is to keep your money working for you as hard as it possibly can — and for that, you need to apply some elbow grease to keep it moving.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The remaining bill of the year was for my 2-year-old’s emergency room visit for a dislocated elbow.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

He snorted a spark of outraged fire, twelve inches from Christopher’s elbow; he flinched sideways.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell