How to Use clavicle in a Sentence

clavicle

noun
Definition of claviclenext
  • The unique asymmetrical shoulder design creates a look of elegance and accentuates the clavicle.
    — Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2024
  • Josh got a plate and three screws added to his clavicle.
    — Angela Ramirez, Alaska Dispatch News, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The neck hole opens with the thinnest of seams, revealing the right amount of clavicle.
    — Stella Bugbee, The Cut, 8 May 2017
  • The Berlin Painter drew clavicles with distinctive arcs that curled at the pit of the neck.
    — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, 23 July 2017
  • That's when Scurlock was shot in the clavicle and killed.
    — Konstantin Toropin, CNN, 2 June 2020
  • Brown was shot in the right cheek, the right clavicle and the left arm, court documents said.
    — Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 8 Aug. 2017
  • There’s a little piece of meat under the clavicle of a duck that drives me nuts.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 22 Feb. 2020
  • He had been hit in the thigh, finger, wrist, shoulder, clavicle and twice in the chest and twice in the abdomen.
    — Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, 25 May 2018
  • Two weeks later the woman had surgery to take out the rib closest to her clavicle.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The minimum for a clavicle fracture is a plate and six screws – with three screws on each side of the fracture.
    — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • The bob just grazes her clavicle area for a gorgeous shoulder length.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Foles broke his left clavicle on the team’s 10th offensive play of the season.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Sophie grabbed the taut bit of flesh between her chin and her clavicle and wiggled it around.
    — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 1 June 2021
  • Rodgers broke his right clavicle during Green Bay's loss Sunday to the Vikings.
    — Stanley Kay, SI.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • He was shot once above his clavicle, with the bullet piercing his lung.
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Gabriel has a huge growth on his clavicle but is terrified of surgery.
    — Rodney Ho, ajc, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Until this spring, when spots of cancer showed up along his spine, ribs and clavicle.
    — Ann Doss Helms, charlotteobserver, 24 May 2018
  • The deltoids sit over the shoulder joint and connect to the humerus (upper arm) and the clavicle (collarbone), says Kalsched.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
  • Lean against the wall and slowly roll the ball back and forth, side to side, along the valley below your clavicle several times.
    — Kelly Dinardo New York Times, Star Tribune, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Two bullets hit Roston in the head; a third lodged below his left clavicle.
    — Katy Bergen, kansascity, 3 Nov. 2017
  • An early clavicle injury knocked him out of a few games.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The second joint in the shoulder is above the glenohumeral joint where the collar bone (clavicle) attaches to the acromion.
    — Dr. Harlan Selesnick, miamiherald, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Her jockey, Daniel Centeno, was thrown to the turf and suffered a broken clavicle.
    — Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, 18 May 2018
  • The tattoo in question once sat on Davidson's clavicle, right below the neckline of a shirt.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Gabriel suffered a broken left clavicle during the final play of the Knights’ 41-35 loss to Louisville Friday night.
    — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Sep. 2021
  • The pursing deputy later fell and broke his clavicle, the sheriff's office said.
    — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Her dark brown, almost-black strands are pulled to the very top of her head in a super high ponytail that cascades down just past her clavicle.
    — Addison Aloian, Allure, 18 Mar. 2022
  • One woman broke her clavicle, ribs and a tooth, according to the complaint.
    — Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 28 June 2018
  • Two adjustable shoulder straps meet at your clavicle with a gold bar, connecting the suit’s fabric to the straps.
    — Maya Polton Updated, Parents, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Five or six hours worth of ultrasounds and CT scans revealed blood clots near his clavicle.
    — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018

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