How to Use humerus in a Sentence

humerus

noun

• Aidan took it in stride though, and now has a bionic humerus.
  — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 2 Dec. 2019
• The humerus is the bone in the upper wing that withstands the most force of a bird in flight.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2022
• The way the bone splintered is known as a distal humerus fracture.
  — Katheryn Houghton, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
• The doctor told Joey that her mom’s humerus bone had fractured.
  — AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
• The result was a fractured humerus bone in the same shoulder.
  — Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
• No sign of disease was found in the humerus, according to the study.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
• The bone was the broken end of a humerus, from the upper arm of a person.
  — Elizabeth Sawchuk, The Conversation, 1 Jan. 2026
• There are four muscles that form a cover for the top of the humerus (bone of the upper arm).
  — Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
• The humerus is the long upper arm bone between the shoulder and the elbow.
  — Sarah Jividen, Health, 11 Oct. 2024
• The team noted a series of ridges that spiraled up and down its hollow humerus bone.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
• Come to find out, there was a tumor there on my humerus exactly where the break happened.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2018
• That impact drove the ball of the humerus (upper arm bone) out of the shoulder socket.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 10 Feb. 2026
• The bones were brought into alignment, and Watkins put a big clamp on the humerus to hold it in place.
  — The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2021
• The humerus is the long bone in the upper arm that extends from your shoulder to your elbow joint.
  — Maggie Aime, Msn, Health, 6 Dec. 2024
• Thicker bones, like the femur and humerus, tend to better withstand heat.
  — Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2023
• The bullet pierced Marie's shoulder and fractured her humerus bone.
  — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2022
• The ones of the bones punctured by bullets—her rib, her pelvis, her humerus—did not move me as much as those of her skull.
  — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 27 Jan. 2021
• Gladys originally broke her humerus in a scuffle with the two younger females in her troop.
  — Killian Baarlaer, The Enquirer, 13 June 2024
• She was rushed to the hospital with a fractured humerus – the bone that runs from the shoulder to the elbow.
  — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2021
• Shoulder and humerus — the bone that connects to the shoulder — injuries are not common.
  — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 6 June 2019
• Holes are drilled in two bones, the humerus and ulna, and a tendon taken from a wrist or leg is grafted through those holes.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2023
• So, think of the femur (thigh bone), tibia (shin bone), humerus (upper arm bone), and even the fingers.
  — Melissa Willets, Parents, 15 Jan. 2026
• The teeth mandible and humerus are all smaller than those found at Liang Bua, Kaifu says.
  — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024
• The front fins evolved bones that corresponded in shape and position to our ulna and humerus.
  — Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 10 Dec. 2012
• The bird had a fractured humerus bone and a substantial wound to muscle and other soft tissues in its wing.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2022
• The muscle inserts into the upper part of the humerus (your upper arm bone) from the inside.
  — David Otey, Men's Health, 28 Dec. 2022
• But it was limited to four measurements of the skull and three of long bones — the tibia, humerus and radius.
  — Amy McRary, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2018
• The bottom part of the humerus, the bone of your upper arm, has two rounded ends called condyles, which form the top part of the elbow joint.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2023
• Three days later, X-ray results showed that Carlson had a fracture at the top of his humerus.
  — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 2 Mar. 2023
• The three heads are connected to your elbow and humerus, and the long head is also connected to the shoulder.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2023