collarbone
Americannoun
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collarbones
plural
noun
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Origin of collarbone
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The Belgian's comments came as Jonas Vingegaard was woken at 02:00 and race leader Tadej Pogacar at 05:00 local time for tests before Sunday's stage - in which the Dane crashed and broke his collarbone.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Call him the “Bionic Man” because that collarbone is so strong right now without the aid of surgery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
Though he almost immediately broke a collarbone during a practice, he stuck with the sport in the belief that it would make him a better policeman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Marquez missed the last four races of the season after injuring his collarbone at the Indonesia grand prix with the title already in the bag.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
A crescent moon sits at the nape of her neck; an Egyptian ankh near her collarbone.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
"Lighting definitely plays a role - it can bring out cheekbones, collarbones, and ribcages," Ms Howard said.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
On the neck, two triangle diamonds the size of almonds sit between the collarbones, mirroring each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
Healed injuries—broken collarbones, fractured foot bones, and cracked vertebrae—matched the kinds of damage a kicking horse might inflict, or what sports medicine doctors today see in riders thrown from their horses.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 2, 2023
When Ornato told this story to Hutchinson, with Engel in the room, she said, he gestured toward his collarbones.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2022
They’re in our heads and ears and they sit in the hollows of our collarbones.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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