shoulders
Example Sentences
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When a colleague introduced him to their three-year-old, Brown put the boy on his shoulders and walked him around the room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
A senior administration official told our reporters the president’s entire economic policy agenda is on the Treasury secretary’s shoulders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Months after the attack, the IDF's then-chief of staff, Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, publicly apologised for the failure to defend civilians, saying he carried that weight on his shoulders and in his heart.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
She called him a “genius” and a “prince” who would put his jacket around her shoulders to protect her from the cold while they shot scenes on the waterfront in Hoboken, N.J.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Clare still felt too warm from his work in the garden to wear his cloak, and Gingersnipes no longer seemed to mind his mangled fur, so he kept the cape draped over his shoulders.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
