collarbone
noun
the clavicle.
collarbones
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pluralof collarbone.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
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
