breastbone
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of breastbone
before 1000; Middle English brust-bon, Old English brēostbān. See breast, bone ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Other options include a “J-incision aortic valve replacement” that he developed involving an incision of about 3 inches in the breastbone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
But a groundbreaking operation, which required his breastbone to be split open, saved his career and enabled him to represent England again and win the Premiership with Saracens in 2023.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2024
Spatchcocking involves using kitchen shears to cut out the backbone of the turkey and flipping it breast side up, pushing on that breastbone hard to crack it, allowing the turkey to lie flat.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
One evening, mid-dream, Merrell threw himself into a corner of a nightstand, breaking his skin but narrowly missing his breastbone.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 24, 2023
It was as if a car had hit her at full speed, in the tender place between the lower tip of the breastbone and the belly button.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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