collarbone
Americannoun
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collarbones
plural
noun
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Origin of collarbone
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“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
But this year the 29-year-old Visma-Lease a Bike rider abandoned after breaking his collarbone on a easy right-hand bend on stage 15.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 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
Natalie paces back and forth in front of the window, digging at her collarbone with her chin.
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
It added: "Because the pose and styling emphasised the model's narrow leg, pronounced hip and collarbones, we considered the ad gave the impression that the model was unhealthily thin and concluded the ad was irresponsible."
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 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
Nine years ago, Haart kept everything covered — knees, collarbones, hair.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2021
If the kid is lucky, and the dog isn’t too stupid, people find out in time, and they get someone with no collarbones to go down the well and fish the kid out.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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