How to Use ligament in a Sentence

ligament

noun
Definition of ligamentnext
  • He sprained ligaments in his knee.
  • Nimmo had three hits along with a hard lineout in his first game since a detached hand ligament sidelined him two months ago.
    — Jake Seiner, courant.com, 3 July 2021
  • Olympic divers look at the pool a little differently than the rest of us — each dive sends shock waves through muscle, ligament and bone.
    — Daric L. Cottingham, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2021
  • Jamal Murray, their second-best player, missed the last chunk of the season with a torn knee ligament.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2021
  • There was a little worry about finding the right fit for Banjo; some kind of shrapnel had torn a knee ligament in his left hind leg.
    — Washington Post, 25 June 2021
  • But the former Alabama standout suffered a torn knee ligament in the second game.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2021
  • Dustin May tore his ulnar collateral ligament May 1 and is out for the season.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2021
  • Spurs are calcium deposits that grow over time, usually as a result of repetitive strain on muscles or ligaments around the affected joint.
    — Sarah Richards, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The Celtics’s Brown missed the end of the regular season and the team’s first-round series against the Nets because of a torn ligament in his left wrist.
    — New York Times, 30 June 2021
  • Cattouse raced despite recently suffering injuries, including a torn ligament in her shoulder as a result of a crash.
    — Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com, 27 July 2021
  • When the ligament is pulled back, the claw is pulled back.
    — Jacquelyne Germain, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Nov. 2022
  • But Ramirez tore a ligament in his right thumb and missed two of the next four games.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2022
  • This ligament is in the middle of the wrist between the scaphoid and lunate bones.
    — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The ligament is located between the scaphoid and lunate bones, which are in the crease of the wrist.
    — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The torn thumb ligament didn’t seem like much of a setback.
    — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 May 2022
  • That is when a small chunk of bone attached to a tendon or ligament gets pulled away from the main part of the bone.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Gutierrez went on the IL on June 5 with a Grade 1 ligament sprain in his elbow.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 7 July 2022
  • The years of stunts mostly took their toll in torn ligaments and battered joints.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 11 May 2024
  • Your hormones also play a role in the health of your bones, tendons and ligaments.
    — Jane Manfredi, Fortune Well, 25 July 2023
  • The officer used his left hand to punch the man four times in the face — blows so hard the officer tore a ligament in his hand.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The patella - called the kneecap, is located in front of the ACL and helps protect it and the other ligaments that run through the center of the knee.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
  • Zach LaVine scored 25 points against the Knicks despite playing with a torn ligament in his left thumb . . .
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Soaked in hormones that relax the tendons and ligaments, the joints in the pelvis loosen and the shape of the foot is remolded under greater weight.
    — Alexandra Kleeman, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Shohei Ohtani tears a ligament and won’t pitch again this season.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Slap in a tendon to form a new elbow ligament, wait a year and welcome back.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Miller tore his elbow ligament in his fourth start of 2017 and had Tommy John surgery in May.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Damage to the joint, such as a ligament, from trauma can start the process of osteoarthritis.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Acuña isn't a stranger to ACL injuries, having torn the same ligament in his right knee in July 2021.
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
  • There wasn’t ligament or muscle damage, but the rarity of Beck’s ailment presented unique challenges in his long road back to the mound.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
  • In birds, as well as other dinosaurs like Velociraptor, the bumps have been classified as quill knobs where ligaments help anchor feathers.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024

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