How to Use spine in a Sentence

spine

noun

• They lack the spine to do what needs to be done.
• This X-ray shows her spine.
• Hedgehogs are covered with spines.
• Tania checked the front cover of the book, then the back, then the spine.
  — Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
• The spine of the blade is rounded half of the way toward the tip of the knife.
  — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
• Heavy is the head that wears the crown, but your spine is strong enough.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2023
• Miguel felt the air leave his lungs and his spine start to buckle.
  — Hannah Dreier, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
• This spine was just about two inches too wide on the F1.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023
• The mullet hits at the top of Stewart's spine, all the better to show off the Chanel, of course.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Feb. 2023
• This can put pressure on the spinal cord and nerves that travel through the spine.
  — Sandra Rose Salathe, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
• The wind lifted the hair off her head, skyward in spines behind the bone.
  — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 June 2023
• Suddenly there was a chill in the air, a shiver down the spine.
  — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
• Adding to the size of Spinosaurus was its nearly 5-foot sail that ran along the dinosaur's spine.
  — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2023
• Then the arms and legs bud out like willow catkins and the spine begins to straighten.
  — Lori Vogt Rosone, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
• The cancer had already spread to her pelvis, brain, spine, sacrum and adrenal gland.
  — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
• Pain in the hip and leg can come from the hip (like with piriformis syndrome) or from the spine.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2023
• Foam roller Best for rolling out tightness in your quads, glutes, and calves, as well as your spine.
  — Ben Court, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
• Return to menu Being on your knees for hours can tax even the best joints or spine.
  — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
• Fanny packs don't make your back sweat or twist your spine.
  — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 July 2023
• Ernest doesn’t have a spine, or even much of an identity.
  — Vulture, 20 Oct. 2023
• So much of the spine of the show is based around the idea of salesmen as liars and salesmen as storytellers.
  — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2023
• He was told that not enough oxygen was getting to his spine.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 31 July 2023
• The reporter herself was naïve — unaware of what is in the mind, spine, and heart of such people.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 June 2023
• There is a large bloody hole between his shoulder blade and spine.
  — Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2024
• He was shot as a teen in a drive-by shooting and played at IU with a bullet lodged in his spine.
  — Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2023
• The skills of each principal performer are the spine of the production.
  — David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
• When sharing licks of ice cream with friends didn’t cause a shudder to go down your spine.
  — oregonlive, 15 July 2023
• Just keep that spine straight and ribs from flaring forward.
  — Michelle Marques, Women's Health, 7 Aug. 2023
• Maintaining a strong core and neutral spine, make circles with the plate on the floor.
  — Dana Santas, CNN, 25 Feb. 2023
• Your core muscles control the movement in your spine, pelvis and rib cage.
  — Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 6 May 2024