How to Use elbow in a Sentence

elbow

1 of 2 noun
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  • He wore a tattered coat with holes in the elbows.
  • The impact of the fall scraped the skin off her elbow and bruised her leg.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Caught in the air, Harden swung an elbow that caught Brown in the face.
    — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 14 May 2023
  • The next pitch Garcia saw in the eighth drilled him in his right elbow pad.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • After a beat, drive one knee up to the same side elbow.
    — Men's Health, 28 Apr. 2023
  • This earns me a soft jab of his elbow against my shoulder.
    — Jessica Leon, EW.com, 21 June 2023
  • The flowy dress features two cutouts at the waist to show off a bit of skin and has slightly longer sleeves that hit the elbow.
    — Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Purdy had elbow surgery in the offseason but should be ready by the time the teams meet again.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 11 May 2023
  • Boone noted Dominguez went for a scan on his elbow, and the results were clear.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Place your palms flat on the floor, your feet hip-width apart, and your elbows shoulder-width apart.
    — Anne Harding, Health, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Switch sides and do the same motion on the opposite side with the right elbow touching the left knee.
    — Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2023
  • McKenzie has been out since June 6 with a right elbow sprain.
    — Joe Noga, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Max Muncy injured his elbow in the final game of the season.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
  • If all goes well, they could be added to the staff in their return from right elbow injuries.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Fans came to games dressed in the coach’s signature hoodie, sleeves chopped above the elbow.
    — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • But Bieber went on the injured list with elbow problems.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 31 July 2023
  • The girl’s mother, Ashley Hilderbrand, was grazed in the elbow.
    — Curt Anderson, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The button-down top features loose sleeves that hit at the elbow, and the shorts have a drawstring elastic waist.
    — Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 29 July 2023
  • Put your elbows on the table by all means, Mabel—but put away your phone.
    — Clare Finney, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Then, lower the weight back to shoulder height, keeping your elbow in front of you.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Align the ½-inch opening of the reducing elbow over the nipple, and turn the elbow onto it.
    — Joe Kohl-Riggs, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
  • Lift your body up using a down-and-back motion with your elbows.
    — Jacqueline Andriakos, Health, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The pictures show mounds of elbow macaroni and oodles of noodles along the bank of a stream in the township.
    — Adrienne Vogt, CNN, 5 May 2023
  • While taking cover in a bomb shelter, a grenade blew off Hersh's arm from the elbow down.
    — Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Lower your chest down to just above the floor, keeping your elbows in close to your torso.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Just remember to cover your nose and mouth with a tissue or the crook of your elbow.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Pushing off elbow, engage core, glutes, and legs to lift bodyweight off the mat.
    — Women's Health, 5 July 2023
  • The year before, Slovis injured his elbow in the Holiday Bowl against Iowa and was knocked out of the game.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The child also had bites all along his right elbow down to his hand with his finger bones exposed.
    — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Meyers said rattlesnake bites to the face are rare and that most bites happen around elbows, fingertips, knees and toes.
    — The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024
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elbow

2 of 2 verb
  • The actor's bodyguards rudely elbowed everyone out of the way.
  • Everyone was shoving and elbowing to get a good position.
  • Bend elbows out wide to the sides bringing head to touch the floor.
    — Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • This comes with kneepads, elbow pads, and wrist guards.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR Canada, 8 Feb. 2021
  • Lined up at the free-throw line late in the third quarter, Reed elbowed LaRusso to the side of the head.
    — Harvey Araton, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Pain creams are most useful for joints very close to the skin, such as on the hand, knee or elbow.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2021
  • No one needs to be elbowing or fighting their way to the top.
    — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Gunn responded by elbowing Klesmit in the left side of the face.
    — Steve Megargee, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Arms shoulder width apart, palms flat on the floor, elbows straight, weight on your palms and toes.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 25 May 2023
  • The role required her to wear a helmet, knee pads, elbow pads, wrist guards and a mouth piece.
    — Jason Gay, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Squeeze your mid-back and drive your upper arm and elbows backto row the weight up.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 30 June 2023
  • Then, row left elbow back, bringing weight up to your rib cage.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health.com, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Place your feet hip-width apart and elbows shoulder-width apart.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The players wear helmets, kneepads, wrist guards, mouth guards and elbow pads.
    — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 29 June 2022
  • On that first day, Challa showed the new skaters how to put on knee pads, elbow pads, and helmets, and then put them on the boards.
    — Amanda Sperber, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Bueno, 26, has missed three of the last five seasons due to elbow issues and the pandemic.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 19 Apr. 2021
  • The men, 35 and 19, were shot in the lower back and elbow, respectively.
    — Talia Soglin, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Stallings joins a team that is trying to elbow its way into contention in the NL East.
    — Will Graves, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Nov. 2021
  • At the 17:04 mark of the second half, Kyle Young caught a Trevion Williams elbow in the back of the head that essentially knocked him out of the game.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 12 Mar. 2021
  • If the refs hadn’t been calling elbow-in-the-side, push-in-the-back calls on the other end, this wouldn’t be a conversation.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Place the weights on your shoulders with your palms facing each other and elbows facing the floor.
    — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
  • There are all kinds of injuries that can occur to your arm, shoulder, and elbow.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 7 June 2021
  • That's because the curl loads the main function of the muscles: elbow flexion (bending the elbow).
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
  • The sixth year becomes a club option due to a clause relating to elbow or arm surgery.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 7 June 2023
  • Most are narrow, from elbow to elbow, and barely tall enough for a short man.
    — Ilan Ben Zion, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The Giants are down two starters, with Wood and Johnny Cueto (elbow) both out.
    — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Despite her success in the food world, Ms. Gerard is now trying to elbow her way out of it.
    — Julia Moskin, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Each player starts with a baseline of wrestling moves: punches, kicks, and elbow drops.
    — Will Bedingfield, Wired, 9 Dec. 2021
  • The games keep getting crossed off the schedule, the miles keep mounting, and when the treadmill stops, the fans in the bleachers elbow each other to wake up and go home.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 22 July 2023
  • The Bruins found themselves short-handed midway through the first half when Mack elbowed Carlson in the throat, earning a flagrant-2 foul and an ejection.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024

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