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

"Everything seems normal to me, things seem fine," Luis Cardona, a Colombian who was visiting with his wife, told AFP, shoulders hunched against the wind and rain.

From Barron's • 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

Around us people begin to move, a swirling eddy of bodies rubbing our shoulders, beckoning us to join in.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse