neck

Example Sentences

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“I really think we are neck and neck.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Amanda Jones said her son and his friends, high-schoolers in South Bend, Ind., use any combination of feet, head, shoulders, neck and back to keep the sack moving—and go viral.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

And thirdly, in terms of the survival of the surgeons, so actually surgeons working with robotic surgery have less incidence of back pain and neck pain.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

But you don’t get or keep a job as a “professional forecaster” by sticking your neck out, so their expectations will presumably adapt to reality slowly.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Mr. Keating ran a hand around the back of his neck, saying, “And I thought I’d seen everything.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck