Examples of shoulder pad in a Sentence
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After the play, Maye could be seen on the broadcast adjusting his shoulder pad in the area of his right shoulder.
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Matt Schooley, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
The vintage look of the furs – maybe a shoulder pad, a dramatic length or standard wear and tear – also emphasizes that this is a used, not a new, piece, potentially easing any moral anxieties.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Instead, Mahomes patted Branch on the shoulder pad.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
With two minutes left, quarterback Justin Herbert shrugged off or evaded multiple would-be tacklers, scrambled to his left and was able to throw around an oncoming defender’s shoulder pad and fit the pass into a sliver of space for a 20-yard, game-tying touchdown.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
The ball was a bit behind Warren and came in hot, hitting him in the back shoulder pad.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
The teams pick up the cost of the shoulder pad unit for their players.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 24 July 2025
With a slight protrusion at the waist, which was created by shoulder pad placements, Wang said the look was meant to better frame and sculpt the female shape.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Matt Schooley, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
The vintage look of the furs – maybe a shoulder pad, a dramatic length or standard wear and tear – also emphasizes that this is a used, not a new, piece, potentially easing any moral anxieties.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Instead, Mahomes patted Branch on the shoulder pad.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
With two minutes left, quarterback Justin Herbert shrugged off or evaded multiple would-be tacklers, scrambled to his left and was able to throw around an oncoming defender’s shoulder pad and fit the pass into a sliver of space for a 20-yard, game-tying touchdown.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
The ball was a bit behind Warren and came in hot, hitting him in the back shoulder pad.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
The teams pick up the cost of the shoulder pad unit for their players.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 24 July 2025
With a slight protrusion at the waist, which was created by shoulder pad placements, Wang said the look was meant to better frame and sculpt the female shape.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Shoulder pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoulder%20pad. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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