rib cage
noun
: the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them
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Already without Keegan Murray (offseason surgery), Sacramento also ruled out Domantas Sabonis (left rib cage contusion) and Zach Lavine (low back soreness).
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Rojas tweaked his rib cage making the throw home, and was eventually removed from the game.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Silas McCay, 21, told WBRC he was shot 10 times — in the leg, hip, rib cage, stomach, finger, pelvis and thigh while trying to protect his friends, including Kimber Mills.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Inhale through your nose, feeling the expansion of your rib cage.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Rojas tweaked his rib cage making the throw home, and was eventually removed from the game.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Silas McCay, 21, told WBRC he was shot 10 times — in the leg, hip, rib cage, stomach, finger, pelvis and thigh while trying to protect his friends, including Kimber Mills.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Inhale through your nose, feeling the expansion of your rib cage.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rib cage
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“Rib cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rib%20cage. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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