How to Use rotator cuff in a Sentence

rotator cuff

noun
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  • The torn rotator cuff couldn't keep Smith away from the job for long.
    — Alaa Abdeldaiem, SI.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • But the capsule and the rotator cuff had to be repaired as well.
    — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The lack of strength on downfield throws is due to the rotator cuff injury.
    — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Oct. 2017
  • And throwing the ball with a stiff shoulder could lead to a torn rotator cuff.
    — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 16 June 2018
  • Bieber in 2021 pitched with a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 16 July 2023
  • Surgery in 1978 for a double tear in the rotator cuff of his left shoulder would mark the end of his playing days.
    — Alex Williams, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • That allows access from the front to replace the shoulder joint, and then the rotator cuff needs to be reattached at the end of the surgery.
    — Orthocincy, Cincinnati.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Jones, 64, landed on some pipes and tore the rotator cuff in his right shoulder.
    — Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
  • Votto had surgery to repair the biceps and the rotator cuff in his left shoulder on Aug. 19 and missed the last 46 games of the season . . .
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Bush missed two months with an injury to his right rotator cuff.
    — Mike Fitzpatrick, ajc, 24 June 2023
  • The muscles of the rotator cuff move and stabilize the shoulder.
    — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022
  • Tommy John surgery in the spring of 1991 and, a year later, rotator cuff repair.
    — Tim Layden, SI.com, 28 June 2019
  • But she then was forced to miss nearly all the clay-court season and miss all the grass-court season with a torn rotator cuff.
    — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Owens said the wreck punctured a lung, tore a rotator cuff and broke his left collar bone, shoulder blade and all but one of his ribs.
    — Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Cortes, an All-Star last season, has pitched once since May because of a rotator cuff strain.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2023
  • McKenzie missed the 2019 season with a strained muscle in his right rotator cuff while in the minor leagues.
    — Tom Withers, ajc, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The 39-year-old, coming back from surgery to repair his left biceps and rotator cuff, had not played since last Aug. 16.
    — Jeff Wallner, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2023
  • In 2019, Winser had two rotator cuff surgeries and reached out for help on the Nextdoor app to hire a driver to take her to appointments.
    — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2020
  • That shoulder problem turned out to be a torn rotator cuff.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2019
  • This is where the rotator cuff muscles are running through.
    — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 10 Nov. 2022
  • My rotator cuffs were on fire, and waves started coming up over my kayak.
    — Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Any movement of the arm or shoulder needs to be balanced by the rotator cuff for the shoulder to work properly.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 29 June 2022
  • Yamamoto was placed on the injured list with a strained rotator cuff.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
  • This time, the 32-year-old Watt suffered a torn labrum, rotator cuff and biceps in a Week 7 win over the Texans in late October.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
  • This time, the 32-year-old Watt suffered a torn labrum, rotator cuff and biceps in a Week 7 win over the Texans in late October.
    — Matt Young, Chron, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Tighten your armpits and make sure your shoulders are pulled back to activate the muscles in the rotator cuff area.
    — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
  • No rotator cuff, no biceps tendon, which was a lucky break.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Oct. 2021
  • There’s not a rotator cuff, knee or ankle on Flannery that has dodged the surgical knife.
    — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2020
  • And those lingering rotator cuff tears or ACL strains can make returning to the slopes difficult.
    — Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
  • However, Yamamoto left his next start after just two innings and missed nearly three months with a strained rotator cuff.
    — Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024

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