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My tailbones were sore and my legs tired after nearly three days of nonstop cycling, and the thought of having the breeze at our backs on our final day boosted my mood.
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Jung finished his sophomore season of high school playing through a broken tailbone, and his junior season was pushed back to the spring of 2021 because of the pandemic.
—Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
Exhale and round your spine, tucking your tailbone and drawing your navel toward the ceiling.
—Christine Yu, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
At the end of your exhale, without inhaling, tilt your pelvis and tuck your tailbone to flatten your lower back against the floor.
—Dana Santas, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Jung finished his sophomore season of high school playing through a broken tailbone, and his junior season was pushed back to the spring of 2021 because of the pandemic.
—Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
Exhale and round your spine, tucking your tailbone and drawing your navel toward the ceiling.
—Christine Yu, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
At the end of your exhale, without inhaling, tilt your pelvis and tuck your tailbone to flatten your lower back against the floor.
—Dana Santas, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Tailbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailbone. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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tailbone
noun
tail·bone
ˈtā(ə)l-ˌbōn 
: coccyx
Medical Definition
tailbone
noun
tail·bone
-ˈbōn, -ˌbōn
1
: a caudal vertebra
2
: coccyx
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