Examples of collarbone in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The leash became a sling, which took the pain from his collarbone just out of fainting territory.
—
Claire Cameron, Outside Online, 3 Feb. 2025
From a life science point of view, these animals resemble a liquid—much more so than other creatures such as humans—because of their movable (and sometimes missing) collarbone.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article Sitting out the first month of the season due to a broken collarbone suffered while playing football, Marist’s Stephen Brown could not wait to get back on the basketball court.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
He was benched three times in 10 games before breaking his collarbone.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for collarbone 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Claire Cameron, Outside Online, 3 Feb. 2025
From a life science point of view, these animals resemble a liquid—much more so than other creatures such as humans—because of their movable (and sometimes missing) collarbone.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article Sitting out the first month of the season due to a broken collarbone suffered while playing football, Marist’s Stephen Brown could not wait to get back on the basketball court.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
He was benched three times in 10 games before breaking his collarbone.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for collarbone
Dictionary Entries Near collarbone
Cite this Entry
“Collarbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collarbone. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationKids 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
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share