How to Use head and shoulders in a Sentence

head and shoulders

adverb
  • But there is one episode that stands head and shoulders above the rest.
    Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2020
  • The junior stood head and shoulders above the field all year.
    Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The 6-foot-7 shot putter is head and shoulders above the field at this year’s Olympics.
    Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The first round struck Chance in front of the left ear, and the others entered the back of his head and shoulders.
    Cathy Locke, sacbee, 26 Apr. 2018
  • In the early days of the jet era, one fighter stood head and shoulders above the rest ...
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 13 Aug. 2020
  • And head and shoulders above them all was the Chevrolet Bolt EV.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2017
  • In two of the photos, the man's head and shoulders are in sunshine and the rest of him in shadow.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Beachwood Buckeye stood head and shoulders above the rest of the field.
    cleveland, 28 Feb. 2022
  • There’s one that stands head and shoulders above the rest: Georgia.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 14 June 2023
  • Leave a small bit of room above your head and aim to include at least your head and shoulders in the frame.
    New York Times, 15 Apr. 2020
  • Pull the left leg toward you while lifting your head and shoulders off the floor.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Jan. 2014
  • There are, however, a few that stand head and shoulders above the rest.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 June 2022
  • The best way to do that is to keep the head and shoulders aligned which keeps the airway as open as possible.
    Mike Richard, Men's Health, 24 May 2022
  • For him, a Dre signature song stood head and shoulders above the rest.
    Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Still, the driver's poop-deck view is lower than the big utes' but head and shoulders above a car's.
    Steve Spence, Car and Driver, 9 June 2020
  • He’s head and shoulders above a lot of our players in that regard.
    Sam Carchidi, Philly.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Leg, head and shoulder room were fine and the trunk opening is wide enough for large objects.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2019
  • The one unit that stands head and shoulders over all in this games is the Wisconsin defense.
    Joseph Goodman, al, 28 Nov. 2019
  • Lie on your back, with your head and shoulders supported by the ball, your knees bent, and your feet flat on the floor.
    Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 28 June 2020
  • On the track, Schwartz was head and shoulders above competitors.
    Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 1 May 2021
  • But who needs 30 options to choose between when there is one that stands head and shoulders above the rest?
    Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Extend your arms over your head, raising your head and shoulders off the floor.
    Alyssa Sparacino, Men's Health, 28 June 2023
  • Dillard's, worn on his chest, shows the view above Tony's head and shoulders, Henley said.
    Cary Aspinwall, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2019
  • That's cushioned them to be head and shoulders atop the NFC West, but the two losses from their five home games isn't good enough to them.
    Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Such candidates stand head and shoulders above the rest.
    Expert Panel, Forbes, 6 June 2022
  • And that wouldn’t be a bad strategy at all this year if a high school player stood head and shoulders above the rest of the field.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 7 July 2021
  • That last option can even be filtered to show just faces or head and shoulders.
    PCMAG, 9 Feb. 2023
  • In fact, there were so many quality films last year there isn't one that stands out heads and shoulders above the rest.
    cleveland.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Compared to fast-fashion brands, yes, but trust me — the quality is head and shoulders above the $50-and-below crowd.
    Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The car's tumblehome—how the window glass tapers in against the main body—is very pronounced, and that can cut into the space back there for the head and shoulders.
    Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 18 July 2024

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