shoulders

Example Sentences

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Three gaffers rush by with heavy coils of electric cord slung over their shoulders.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Interim Welsh Labour leader Ken Skates told the Senedd "no one knows better than our party that it is a privilege to govern", which now "rests on different shoulders."

From BBC • May 12, 2026

So what’s the solution for managers looking over their shoulders and trying to preserve their careers in changing times?

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Sargent later repainted Gautreau with both straps fixed to her shoulders — a needless compromise between the artist and those who wielded the power to dictate beauty.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

She takes my medal from around her neck and hands it to Coach, who places it over my head, smoothing the ribbon over my shoulders.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam