How to Use elbow in a Sentence

elbow

1 of 2 noun

• He wore a tattered coat with holes in the elbows.
• The impact of the fall scraped the skin off her elbow and bruised her leg.
  — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
• Caught in the air, Harden swung an elbow that caught Brown in the face.
  — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 14 May 2023
• The next pitch Garcia saw in the eighth drilled him in his right elbow pad.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
• After a beat, drive one knee up to the same side elbow.
  — Men's Health, 28 Apr. 2023
• This earns me a soft jab of his elbow against my shoulder.
  — Jessica Leon, EW.com, 21 June 2023
• The flowy dress features two cutouts at the waist to show off a bit of skin and has slightly longer sleeves that hit the elbow.
  — Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2023
• Purdy had elbow surgery in the offseason but should be ready by the time the teams meet again.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 11 May 2023
• Boone noted Dominguez went for a scan on his elbow, and the results were clear.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2023
• Place your palms flat on the floor, your feet hip-width apart, and your elbows shoulder-width apart.
  — Anne Harding, Health, 19 Jan. 2024
• Switch sides and do the same motion on the opposite side with the right elbow touching the left knee.
  — Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2023
• McKenzie has been out since June 6 with a right elbow sprain.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2023
• Max Muncy injured his elbow in the final game of the season.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
• If all goes well, they could be added to the staff in their return from right elbow injuries.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
• Fans came to games dressed in the coach’s signature hoodie, sleeves chopped above the elbow.
  — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
• But Bieber went on the injured list with elbow problems.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 31 July 2023
• The girl’s mother, Ashley Hilderbrand, was grazed in the elbow.
  — Curt Anderson, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2023
• The button-down top features loose sleeves that hit at the elbow, and the shorts have a drawstring elastic waist.
  — Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 29 July 2023
• Put your elbows on the table by all means, Mabel—but put away your phone.
  — Clare Finney, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
• Then, lower the weight back to shoulder height, keeping your elbow in front of you.
  — Mallory Creveling, Health, 11 Sep. 2023
• Align the ½-inch opening of the reducing elbow over the nipple, and turn the elbow onto it.
  — Joe Kohl-Riggs, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
• Lift your body up using a down-and-back motion with your elbows.
  — Jacqueline Andriakos, Health, 13 Mar. 2024
• The pictures show mounds of elbow macaroni and oodles of noodles along the bank of a stream in the township.
  — Adrienne Vogt, CNN, 5 May 2023
• While taking cover in a bomb shelter, a grenade blew off Hersh's arm from the elbow down.
  — Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
• Lower your chest down to just above the floor, keeping your elbows in close to your torso.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 8 Aug. 2023
• Just remember to cover your nose and mouth with a tissue or the crook of your elbow.
  — Health Editorial Team, Health, 10 Nov. 2023
• Switch sides, bringing your left elbow to your right knee, continuing to alternate in a cycling motion.
  — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 31 Jan. 2026
• Think about pulling the dumbbell toward your belly button, with your elbows close to your sides.
  — Will Stone, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
• Bend your elbows to lower yourself down to the ground, keeping your core engaged and your back flat.
  — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
• On her knees, the older woman massaged her scalp then rubbed her elbows.
  — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026

elbow

2 of 2 verb

• The actor's bodyguards rudely elbowed everyone out of the way.
• Everyone was shoving and elbowing to get a good position.
• Bend elbows out wide to the sides bringing head to touch the floor.
  — Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
• This comes with kneepads, elbow pads, and wrist guards.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR Canada, 8 Feb. 2021
• Lined up at the free-throw line late in the third quarter, Reed elbowed LaRusso to the side of the head.
  — Harvey Araton, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
• Pain creams are most useful for joints very close to the skin, such as on the hand, knee or elbow.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2021
• No one needs to be elbowing or fighting their way to the top.
  — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 30 Oct. 2023
• Gunn responded by elbowing Klesmit in the left side of the face.
  — Steve Megargee, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
• Arms shoulder width apart, palms flat on the floor, elbows straight, weight on your palms and toes.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 25 May 2023
• The role required her to wear a helmet, knee pads, elbow pads, wrist guards and a mouth piece.
  — Jason Gay, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2022
• Squeeze your mid-back and drive your upper arm and elbows backto row the weight up.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 30 June 2023
• Then, row left elbow back, bringing weight up to your rib cage.
  — Mallory Creveling, Health.com, 10 Sep. 2021
• Place your feet hip-width apart and elbows shoulder-width apart.
  — Mallory Creveling, Health, 23 Feb. 2023
• The players wear helmets, kneepads, wrist guards, mouth guards and elbow pads.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 29 June 2022
• On that first day, Challa showed the new skaters how to put on knee pads, elbow pads, and helmets, and then put them on the boards.
  — Amanda Sperber, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2022
• Bueno, 26, has missed three of the last five seasons due to elbow issues and the pandemic.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 19 Apr. 2021
• The men, 35 and 19, were shot in the lower back and elbow, respectively.
  — Talia Soglin, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2021
• Stallings joins a team that is trying to elbow its way into contention in the NL East.
  — Will Graves, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Nov. 2021
• At the 17:04 mark of the second half, Kyle Young caught a Trevion Williams elbow in the back of the head that essentially knocked him out of the game.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 12 Mar. 2021
• If the refs hadn’t been calling elbow-in-the-side, push-in-the-back calls on the other end, this wouldn’t be a conversation.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Mar. 2021
• Place the weights on your shoulders with your palms facing each other and elbows facing the floor.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
• There are all kinds of injuries that can occur to your arm, shoulder, and elbow.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 7 June 2021
• That's because the curl loads the main function of the muscles: elbow flexion (bending the elbow).
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
• The sixth year becomes a club option due to a clause relating to elbow or arm surgery.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 7 June 2023
• Most are narrow, from elbow to elbow, and barely tall enough for a short man.
  — Ilan Ben Zion, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
• The Giants are down two starters, with Wood and Johnny Cueto (elbow) both out.
  — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Sep. 2021
• Lower gently, elbows out 45 degrees, back flat.
  — Gretchen Reynolds, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
• Glasses, no makeup, lips compressed, elbows close to body.
  — Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025
• People were packed elbow-to-elbow to see the big tree get lit up, along with entertainment and a visit from Santa.
  — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
• Being able to work elbow-to-elbow with skilled artisans like solders and platers is one of the upsides.
  — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025