rib

Example Sentences

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Front seat passengers such as Jenna often have chest, rib and breastbone injuries if wearing a seat belt because of the massive pressure from the impact.

From BBC

Researchers have so far recovered 49 bone pieces including a femur, vertebrae and ribs, it added.

From Barron's

Nelson, who said he takes a ribbing from his young teammates for his graying hair, has a rich family history when it comes to Olympic hockey.

From Los Angeles Times

The spiders were communicating once more, slowly rubbing their great ribbed back legs together like poisonous crickets.

From Literature

Beef short ribs nearly doubled to $8.99 a pound, squeezing margins on one of her most popular entrees.

From The Wall Street Journal