shoulder blade
noun
plural shoulder blades
: either of a pair of large, flat, triangular-shaped bones that lie above the rib cage on either side of the upper back : scapula
a fractured shoulder blade
He has a wing-shaped tribal tattoo between his shoulder blades.—
Cliff Mehrtens
Cliff Mehrtens… types who didn't wash and grew hair to their shoulder blades.—Curtis W. Casewit
Curtis W. CasewitExamples of shoulder blade in a Sentence
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Bend your elbows and pull shoulder blades together to lower your chest to the box.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Apr. 2024
Squeeze your shoulder blades and keep that tension for the entire round.
—Brett Williams, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
Grab the bar from the front by reaching, jumping, or lifting your body upward with your shoulder blades pulled down and back.
—Jacqueline Andriakos, Health, 13 Mar. 2024
If the child is under 1-year-old, turn them so that their chest is resting on your forearm and strike the heel of your hand between the child's shoulder blades.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
From the nape of my neck, the prickly feeling spread to a point between my shoulder blades.
—Mya Guarnieri, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
An autopsy report stated Terrance had 15 to 20 bruises on his head, as well as more on his shoulder blades and back, which prosecutors believe were caused by the boy's fight to stay alive, Macomb Daily reports.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
There is a large bloody hole between his shoulder blade and spine.
—Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2024
The woman was shot in her upper arm and shoulder blade, the warrant said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Apr. 2024
Squeeze your shoulder blades and keep that tension for the entire round.
—Brett Williams, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
Grab the bar from the front by reaching, jumping, or lifting your body upward with your shoulder blades pulled down and back.
—Jacqueline Andriakos, Health, 13 Mar. 2024
If the child is under 1-year-old, turn them so that their chest is resting on your forearm and strike the heel of your hand between the child's shoulder blades.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
From the nape of my neck, the prickly feeling spread to a point between my shoulder blades.
—Mya Guarnieri, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
An autopsy report stated Terrance had 15 to 20 bruises on his head, as well as more on his shoulder blades and back, which prosecutors believe were caused by the boy's fight to stay alive, Macomb Daily reports.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
There is a large bloody hole between his shoulder blade and spine.
—Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2024
The woman was shot in her upper arm and shoulder blade, the warrant said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
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“Shoulder blade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoulder%20blade. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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