shoulder
Example Sentences
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A Pasadena police officer shot and wounded a colleague in the shoulder inside the department’s parking garage last September during an incident the police chief described as “unsafe, out-of-policy horseplay.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
“They were shoulder to shoulder, bellies to backs,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The company will shoulder 40% of development costs to Roche’s 60%, though the pair will split U.S. commercial profits and losses evenly.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
"I remember being told, 'You've got a chip on your shoulder, why are you talking about race all the time?'" she told Music Week in 2021.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The guard had paused to unstrap a long military cape fastened to the shoulder of her uniform.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing shoulder
Lesson 1
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Lesson 7
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 5
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