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.
will shoulder
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future tenseof shoulder.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Businesses and governments are struggling to determine who will shoulder the costs of protecting critical infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Alongside Scott Boland, wily campaigner Mitchell Starc will shoulder the hosts' attack with Cummins and Hazlewood out, with Nathan Lyon the spin option and seamer Brendan Doggett tipped to make his debut.
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
"New tariffs are continuing to generate cost pressures in the supply chain, which consumers will shoulder soon," Samuel Tombs, chief US economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, wrote after the report.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
The state will shoulder the $17 million needed to raise the 14.5-mile Corcoran levee an additional four feet, protecting the city from rising floodwaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2023
"Yes, Sir, sweating after him: I delight in energy; give me the man who will shoulder a millstone, if need be."
From Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. by Andrew Archibald Paton
