shoulder blades
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pluralof shoulder blade.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
shoulder bladenounthe scapula.
Example Sentences
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"First of all we give five sharp blows with the heal of your hand between the child's shoulder blades - check every time you do this to see if anything has come out."
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025
The end of this season felt like a dagger between the shoulder blades, and for that credit goes to the scrappy Sounders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2024
Patients applied 5 milliliters of the drug combo between their shoulder blades every day for a year-and-a-half.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2024
He’d land with the back of his head and shoulder blades hitting the pads first.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023
I can feel the sweat building between my shoulder blades.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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