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Examples of collarbone in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The kitty cut uses face-framing layers in the front section and lengths to flatter the face and collarbone and create additional volume.
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Anna Bader, Glamour, 25 June 2024
This new hairstyle is much shorter—collarbone length—and is marked by big waves and face-framing curtain bangs.
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Hannah Coates, Vogue, 19 June 2024
Prosecutors said Wright slammed Nelson to the ground, breaking the transit worker’s collarbone and nose.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 May 2024
Someone stepped in and shot Barbosa in the collarbone in the November 2019 incident outside the Port Orchard meth house, which was near a shopping center.
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Beth Warren, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of collarbone was
in the 15th century
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Cite this Entry
“Collarbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collarbone. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
collarbone
noun
col·lar·bone
ˈkäl-ər-ˌbōn
ˌkäl-ər-ˈbōn
: clavicle
Medical Definition
collarbone
noun
col·lar·bone
ˈkäl-ər-ˌbōn, ˌkäl-ər-ˈ
: clavicle
More from Merriam-Webster on collarbone
Nglish: Translation of collarbone for Spanish Speakers
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about collarbone
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