collarbone

noun

col·lar·bone ˈkä-lər-ˌbōn

: clavicle

Examples of collarbone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web His collarbone was detached from his breastbone while ski jumping. —

Dwight Garner, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023 Brown missed his entire sophomore season after breaking his collarbone twice during practice. —

Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2023 Gauff's yellow-gold dress has a deceptively simple column silhouette, upgraded with a cowl neckline and decorative strap across the collarbone and a daringly low back to show off her curves. —

Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2023 Their aspect is the aspect of souls that, having seen the worst, work forever now to see it through, to see through it: a child on five who’s ceased to breathe; on ten a collarbone like cooling lava. —

Christian Wiman, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023 The sweatshirt, of course, was artfully shredded with holes at the collarbone, shoulders and sleeves. —

Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2023 The Patriots could use a significant jump from Thornton, who missed the first four games of his rookie season with a collarbone injury. —

Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023 Braylon McReynolds suffered a broken collarbone in the season-opener vs. Tulane. —

Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 16 Sep. 2023 Diah styled this unit with a side part and bumped the ends inward, making the tips graze her collarbone. —

Gabi Thorne, Allure, 18 July 2023 See More

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