How to Use spine in a Sentence
spine
noun
- They lack the spine to do what needs to be done.
- This X-ray shows her spine.
- Hedgehogs are covered with spines.
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Tania checked the front cover of the book, then the back, then the spine.
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Ruby Cramer,
Washington Post,
11 Nov. 2023
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The spine of the blade is rounded half of the way toward the tip of the knife.
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Matthew Every,
Field & Stream,
4 Jan. 2024
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Heavy is the head that wears the crown, but your spine is strong enough.
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Tarot Astrologers,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2023
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Miguel felt the air leave his lungs and his spine start to buckle.
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Hannah Dreier,
New York Times,
28 Dec. 2023
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This spine was just about two inches too wide on the F1.
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Elana Scherr,
Car and Driver,
4 Sep. 2023
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The goal is to keep a neutral spine with a slight arch in the lower back.
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Alexa Mikhail,
Fortune,
28 July 2022
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The mullet hits at the top of Stewart's spine, all the better to show off the Chanel, of course.
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Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
17 Feb. 2023
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Once the spine was aligned and stayed that way, well, the proof is in my 27-year-old daughter!
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Annie Lane,
oregonlive,
12 Jan. 2023
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This can put pressure on the spinal cord and nerves that travel through the spine.
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Sandra Rose Salathe,
Peoplemag,
18 Oct. 2023
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The wind lifted the hair off her head, skyward in spines behind the bone.
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Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2023
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Suddenly there was a chill in the air, a shiver down the spine.
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Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2024
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Adding to the size of Spinosaurus was its nearly 5-foot sail that ran along the dinosaur's spine.
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Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
24 June 2023
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Then the arms and legs bud out like willow catkins and the spine begins to straighten.
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Lori Vogt Rosone,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2024
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Yes, intestines, too — and an enormous spine right in front of the doors to City Hall.
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Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Oct. 2022
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Your boy loses a duel, just move on and raise the next one with a spine.
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Dennard Dayle,
The New Yorker,
22 July 2022
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Back on the boat, the urchins’ spines tickled the air like alien antennae.
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Jaime Lowe,
New York Times,
26 Sep. 2024
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The cancer had already spread to her pelvis, brain, spine, sacrum and adrenal gland.
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Richard Sandomir,
New York Times,
7 Dec. 2023
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Pain in the hip and leg can come from the hip (like with piriformis syndrome) or from the spine.
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Dr. Keith Roach,
oregonlive,
25 Aug. 2023
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The curse sends shivers down the spines of some 49ers fans because Hearst was the first victim.
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Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
13 June 2024
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That tension between the public and the personal, between the dreck and the art, is the spine of the film.
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Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Aug. 2024
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Then two human arm-bones and bits of a spine, parts of a skeleton that was tangled in the roots of the tree.
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Matti Friedman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Dec. 2022
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Foam roller Best for rolling out tightness in your quads, glutes, and calves, as well as your spine.
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Ben Court,
Men's Health,
24 Mar. 2023
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Return to menu Being on your knees for hours can tax even the best joints or spine.
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Laura Daily,
Washington Post,
28 Feb. 2023
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Fanny packs don't make your back sweat or twist your spine.
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Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
22 July 2023
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Her father is 77 and has stage 4 prostate cancer that has spread to his colon and spine.
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Danny McDonald,
BostonGlobe.com,
12 Nov. 2022
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The most common types can affect the baby’s spine or heart.
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Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
22 Oct. 2024
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The medium-firmness and plush comfort foams hug the body, while supporting the spine.
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Rachael Harris,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2024
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