elbow
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On Sunday, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow in a loss to the Cowboys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Casadaban says similar approaches are being explored for problems including frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, and plantar fasciitis.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
However, he has suffered a string of ankle, knee and elbow injuries during his career.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Pantoja, on the other hand, hadn’t competed since his elbow injury against Van.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
About the time the dragon reached his elbow, Mrs. Thatcher stepped into the room.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
While he was running to be elected prime minister, Carney vowed to solve it with an "elbows up" approach - referencing a combative style of hockey coined by the late Gordie Howe himself.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
"I told myself, I'm going to sleep," Canonico recalled, up to her elbows in bandages following the ordeal.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Yet at that moment—in sequestered design studios scattered around California—engineering boffins were up to their elbows in the next generation of EV pickups, and still are.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
When one chase scene halts as the stop-motion pursuers squabble about their battle cry, the evident labor in the aside elbows us to run with the idea that movements sabotage themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
It’s a good thing the bottle in my hand isn’t a real firecracker, because the way she jerks her foot back and props herself up on her elbows would’ve set it off.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Then there is the way people in the real-estate world describe Jane: a myth, mercurial, difficult, sharp elbowed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Becoming a content creator has officially elbowed out old standbys like doctor and astronaut as the job that Gen Z and Gen Alpha most aspire to have.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
On several occasions, I felt like my brain had been elbowed awake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Swiss families priced out of Geneva and forced to live just across the border in France are reeling from another blow: their children are now being elbowed out of Genevan schools.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2025
He elbowed Alec, gave him a look that said his patience was running out.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
“When you go to Germany, you don’t have 20 other Chinese car brands that are elbowing you to get that one sale, like you have in Shanghai,” Le said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He frequently interjected, telling moderators he wanted to speak, and elbowing his way into the debate's most heated moments.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025
What’s Next: Polymarket and rival Kalshi are seen elbowing in on sports betting market operators DraftKings and Flutter, which owns FanDuel.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2025
With that Pelosi turned and was immediately swallowed by a throng of well-wishers, smiling and elbowing for a selfie with the still-formidable ex-speaker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2024
“No. You keep your arms crossed like this on your chest, and you just butt the ball carrier. No elbowing allowed either. All right, Gene, start again.”
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
