elbow
Example Sentences
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But what would have been a fortuitous goal was chalked off because the ball was deemed to have hit his elbow, which was tight to his body.
From BBC
Even so, as data centers elbowed into residential areas, complaints about noise and more pushed officials to tighten oversight.
Despite receiving treatment from the team's physio at half-time, Lang did not realise the cut on his elbow had been infected until he noticed swelling and increasing pain during a night shift that evening.
From BBC
Katherine sat down on the curb, her elbows propped on her knees, her face caught in her hands.
From Literature
It’s another thing to go elbow to elbow with a group of elite madmen barreling down an Alpine pass at 50 miles per hour.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
