elbow
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My doctor told me not to bike early this summer while recovering from elbow surgery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
It was Díaz’s first blown save since returning from April arthroscopic elbow surgery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Levy boarded and positioned himself directly in front of the woman, before leaning his elbow on her.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Before the game, the Dodgers put reliever Will Klein on the 15-day injured list with discomfort in his right elbow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
“That’s so incredible,” she said, her fingers drifting to her elbow.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
The unnatural act of throwing a baseball still tears tendons and wrenches elbows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Robertson noted that while Gordie Howe played with his "elbows up", he would also say that "the objective is to get the puck in the net".
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
Once we got off the main roads, Benitez often drove, scouted and interpreted at once, sometimes steering with his elbows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
We were both wearing short-sleeved shirts, and our elbows touched.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
On opening night in Seattle, Golden State forward Cecilia Zandalasini suffered her first concussion when elbowed by the Storm’s Zia Cooke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
Even so, as data centers elbowed into residential areas, complaints about noise and more pushed officials to tighten oversight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
Opposition politicians elbowed their way to bars to be photographed hoisting pints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
The 40-year-old was sent off as Portugal lost 2-0 in Dublin earlier in November when he elbowed Dara O'Shea in the back, for his first dismissal in 226 international appearances.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
Camey elbowed the cabin boy who’d come aboard with them in the Paradise Islands.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
Under Fifa's disciplinary code, Ronaldo should have received a three-match ban for elbowing Dara O'Shea during Portugal's 2-0 qualifying defeat by the Republic of Ireland in November.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The immigrants from India and China who populate our institutions of higher learning aren’t elbowing Americans out of the labor force or depressing wages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 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
I don’t even know this girl and she’s elbowing her way through my life like everything is hers for the taking.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
