phantom limb
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It is a status symbol, rite of passage and phantom limb wrapped into one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
A beloved piece of jewelry operates as a phantom limb or a dance partner; it’s constantly in conversation with the body through movement.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023
Neuropathic pain resulting from damage to the nervous system, such as stroke and phantom limb pain, often doesn't respond to available treatments and can significantly impair physical and emotional function and quality of life.
From Salon • May 24, 2023
Charlie was used to this feeling; a side-sleeper, he always passed out on his left arm and woke with a floppy, phantom limb.
From Slate • Aug. 27, 2022
The stump of his amputated arm throbbed, or more precisely it was as if the arm were there again but half-numb, a phantom limb.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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