elbow

Example Sentences

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Dodgers closer Edwin Díaz will have surgery on his pitching elbow and will be out until after the All-Star break.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"Before anyone starts imagining the worst, following my bicep injury last year, I sustained an elbow injury on the same arm during this camp," Okolie said in a statement posted on social media.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

It happens off the ball but is more identifiable than the subtle elbow to the chest or a nip to the stomach.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

They tend to start quietly—an elbow that aches after the range, a shoulder that nags during the backswing, a wrist that feels tired late in the round.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“Isn’t it, Edda?” my aunt is saying, her hand firmly on my elbow, trying to draw me back into the conversation that I have abandoned.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse