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Dale Earnhardt climbed into a race car with a broken collarbone and a dislocated sternum.—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026 Layers cut to skim the collarbone are a low-commitment means of trimming your lengths.—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 27 May 2026 One of the shots struck the victim in his face and neck and lodged in his collarbone, prosecutors said.—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026 Styled by her go-to hairstylist Dimitris Giannetos, her hair fell in soft, undulating brushed out curls to skim her collarbones, swept up at the crown for volume and height.—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for collarbone