shoulder
noun
the part of each side of the body in humans, at the top of the trunk, extending from each side of the base of the neck to the region where the arm articulates with the trunk.
has shouldered
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present perfectof shoulder (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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One, it showed that the blame Westbrook has shouldered for the Lakers’ offensive woes early this season should be more evenly spread across the room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
That they did so on the 27th anniversary of Edgar Martinez’s epic double in 1995 that has shouldered far too much of the franchise’s historical burden is poetic justice at its most profound.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2022
Ovechkin has shouldered a significant workload this season, averaging 21:04 per game.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2022
For almost 50 years, Sir Paul McCartney has shouldered the blame for breaking up the Beatles.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2021
He has shouldered two legs—for the tails split another; While his back took a seat which his neck too will cover.
From The Anglican Friar and the Fish which he Took by Hook and by Crook by A. Novice
