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Examples of tailbone in a Sentence
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This best-selling cushion is designed to alleviate pressure from your tailbone and back, resulting in a significantly more pleasant travel day.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
This alleviates tailbone and lower back pain while also providing whole-body support.
—Danielle Zoellner, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2024
The Lakers played without two regulars and frequent starters: D’Angelo Russell missed his third straight game with a bruised tailbone, and Rui Hachimura missed his second in a row with a strained left calf.
—Greg Beacham, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2024
D’Angelo Russell missed Wednesday’s game with a bruised tailbone, and Cam Reddish has been in and out of the rotation with groin and knee issues.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
Next, tuck the tailbone and lift it back off the floor one vertebra at a time until the torso forms a straight line from shoulders to knees.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 29 Jan. 2024
Designed with hip and tailbone pads, these pants are durable for rough play and will help keep players safe while in use.
—Casey Clark, Parents, 17 Nov. 2023
The little dip in your lower spine (above your tailbone) is where lumbar support should focus.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
Hinge at the hips, keeping head in line with tailbone.
—Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 10 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Cite this Entry
“Tailbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailbone. Accessed 24 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
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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