rib cage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rib cage
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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For a typical flaw like a ball flight that is repeatedly low and left, PG1 might advise players to extend their elbow farther from their rib cage as part of their downswing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
The front end, which was also a trunk, came up right to my rib cage, a contact point that would have chagrined any high school football coach as bad tackling form: too high.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025
Then a Cactus League comebacker drilled Treinen in the right rib cage March 9.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2024
Taylor was hospitalized with an injury to his rib cage.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
He lies down next to me, and I run my fingers over the flames wrapping around his rib cage.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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