How to Use deltoid in a Sentence

deltoid

noun

• Boebert is diminutive; Greene could crush her with her left deltoid.
  — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
• The deltoids sit over the shoulder joint and connect to the humerus (upper arm) and the clavicle (collarbone), says Kalsched.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
• Van Der Beek’s deltoids and obliques are much more defined after the dance training, possibly from all the twists and lifts.
  — Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 2 Dec. 2019
• The anterior deltoid makes up the front head of the shoulder, and rotates the shoulder joint by drawing the arm inward.
  — Tyler Hatfield, Men's Health, 26 Apr. 2022
• This move targets your pecs, deltoids, biceps, hamstrings, core, and glutes, says De La Rue.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 30 Apr. 2018
• Your lateral deltoid, the middle part of your shoulder, helps raise your arms to the side and assists with reaching.
  — Elizabeth Millard, SELF, 1 June 2021
• The heart-like shape of the model’s left deltoid, or shoulder muscle, corresponds to the shape of the group of small muscles at the base of the model’s thumb, adjoining the palm.
  — Catesby Leigh, National Review, 20 Jan. 2018
• Barkley uncoils, and then quickly dips under the weight and back into squat, slipping the bar under his chin and onto his deltoids.
  — Ralph D. Russo, The Seattle Times, 22 Aug. 2017
• There are three key muscle groups in your arms: your deltoids (shoulders), biceps (the insides of your upper arms), and triceps (the backs of your upper arms).
  — Women's Health, 7 June 2023
• Therefore, those receiving a vaccine in the thigh may need to use a longer needle (commonly 1.5 inch, as opposed to a 1 inch needle in the deltoid).
  — Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Dec. 2021
• This works the medial deltoid, rear deltoid, scapula, and biceps.
  — Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2019
• The worry is for injury to the syndesmotic ligament that holds the fibula and tibia together, as well as the deltoid ligament.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2019
• Shots given in muscles — like the deltoid in the upper arm where flu shots are usually given — tend to be more painful than ones that aren't injected into the muscle, Stewart said.
  — Erica Sweeney, Teen Vogue, 24 Oct. 2018
• Deadlifts already work the posterior chain, or the muscles at the rear of the body like the hamstrings, gluteus maximus, trapezius, posterior deltoids, and erector spinae.
  — Leah Prinzivalli, SELF, 5 Dec. 2018
• If decorum and business-appropriateness is really the name of the game, then surely a man's rolled-up sleeves and a markedly absent suit jacket are just as galling as a woman's rear deltoid.
  — Christine Flammia, Esquire, 6 July 2017
• Brandon Marshall: Chao’s video analysis during the game was for a medial deltoid sprain and that the Giants receiver should be able to return after a short absence.
  — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 Oct. 2017
• Turay had dislocated his ankle, tore the deltoid ligament in his right ankle and suffered a fracture.
  — Joel A. Erickson, Indianapolis Star, 17 Oct. 2019
• Then, the overhead press portion adds upper-body work, requiring strength from your anterior and posterior deltoids (front and back of the shoulders), biceps, and triceps, says Mansour.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 23 May 2018
• But my go-to arm routine was missing a major muscle group that (unfortunately) often goes unnoticed: rear deltoids.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 8 Mar. 2023
• This combination of exercises will hit your triceps, biceps, pectoralis muscles, and muscles in the shoulders and upper back, including the rhomboids, deltoids, rhomboids, traps, and lats.
  — Amy Marturana, SELF, 9 Feb. 2019
• The rolling out movement primarily works your lats and deltoids, whereas the second half of the movement—the rolling in portion—really targets your core, specifically your rectus abdominis, says Brewer.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 6 Dec. 2018
• But things could have turned out differently after Rebmann suffered a spiral fracture in the fibula and a complete tear of the deltoid ligaments in her left leg during a winter showcase in California during her junior year.
  — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2023
• This exercise works your shoulder's accessory muscles in addition to your deltoids.
  — Jay Willis, GQ, 8 May 2017
• Boebert is diminutive; Greene could crush her with her left deltoid.
  — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
• The deltoids sit over the shoulder joint and connect to the humerus (upper arm) and the clavicle (collarbone), says Kalsched.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
• Van Der Beek’s deltoids and obliques are much more defined after the dance training, possibly from all the twists and lifts.
  — Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 2 Dec. 2019
• The anterior deltoid makes up the front head of the shoulder, and rotates the shoulder joint by drawing the arm inward.
  — Tyler Hatfield, Men's Health, 26 Apr. 2022
• This move targets your pecs, deltoids, biceps, hamstrings, core, and glutes, says De La Rue.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 30 Apr. 2018
• Your lateral deltoid, the middle part of your shoulder, helps raise your arms to the side and assists with reaching.
  — Elizabeth Millard, SELF, 1 June 2021
• The heart-like shape of the model’s left deltoid, or shoulder muscle, corresponds to the shape of the group of small muscles at the base of the model’s thumb, adjoining the palm.
  — Catesby Leigh, National Review, 20 Jan. 2018

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