collarbone
Americannoun
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collarbones
plural
noun
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Origin of collarbone
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He was brought back to the hospital later after losing movement in his arm, his attorney said, where he was given morphine and treated for a suspected fractured collarbone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
“I have one on my inner ankle, one on my forearm, one on my collarbone, one on my lower back of a cat reading ‘Bunny’ and one on my thigh,” Grondine says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Four days after the alleged attack she was arrested for breach of a community order while on her way to hospital for treatment for the injury to her collarbone.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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
Natalie is tearing up the moons she’s made one by one, her chin jerking wildly down to her collarbone and up.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
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
"I don't have collarbones, so I can touch my shoulders together under my chin," says Karen Hunt.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2022
Nine years ago, Haart kept everything covered — knees, collarbones, hair.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2021
Her hair soon came loose from its arrangement, and a sheen of sweat appeared against her collarbones.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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