How to Use humerus in a Sentence

humerus

noun

• The humerus is the bone in the upper wing that withstands the most force of a bird in flight.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2022
• Aidan took it in stride though, and now has a bionic humerus.
  — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 2 Dec. 2019
• The bones were brought into alignment, and Watkins put a big clamp on the humerus to hold it in place.
  — The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2021
• The result was a fractured humerus bone in the same shoulder.
  — Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
• The doctor told Joey that her mom’s humerus bone had fractured.
  — AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
• She was rushed to the hospital with a fractured humerus – the bone that runs from the shoulder to the elbow.
  — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2021
• The humerus of one arm featured a lumpy calcified mass.
  — Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, 30 May 2017
• The humerus of one arm featured a lumpy calcified mass.
  — Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, 30 May 2017
• The ones of the bones punctured by bullets—her rib, her pelvis, her humerus—did not move me as much as those of her skull.
  — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 27 Jan. 2021
• The bottom part of the humerus, the bone of your upper arm, has two rounded ends called condyles, which form the top part of the elbow joint.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2023
• In February, Green broke the humerus bone in her upper arm.
  — Keith Spera, NOLA.com, 30 Dec. 2020
• The bullet pierced Marie's shoulder and fractured her humerus bone.
  — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2022
• Shoulder and humerus — the bone that connects to the shoulder — injuries are not common.
  — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 6 June 2019
• The muscle inserts into the upper part of the humerus (your upper arm bone) from the inside.
  — David Otey, Men's Health, 28 Dec. 2022
• Come to find out, there was a tumor there on my humerus exactly where the break happened.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2018
• Holes are drilled in two bones, the humerus and ulna, and a tendon taken from a wrist or leg is grafted through those holes.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2023
• But it was limited to four measurements of the skull and three of long bones — the tibia, humerus and radius.
  — Amy McRary, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2018
• Three days later, X-ray results showed that Carlson had a fracture at the top of his humerus.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 2 Mar. 2023
• Thicker bones, like the femur and humerus, tend to better withstand heat.
  — Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2023
• The age of the female skeleton at 18 years old was determined based on the epiphyseal lines of her humerus.
  — Brie Stimson, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2024
• The fourth-year QB revealed the break in his humerus bone — which runs from his shoulder to elbow — to Fox during the network's pregame show.
  — Tom Withers, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Oct. 2021
• Feel the femur or humerus of a Camarasaurus nicknamed Lyle.
  — Matt Campbell, kansascity, 29 June 2018
• The three heads are connected to your elbow and humerus, and the long head is also connected to the shoulder.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
• The owl's humerus was still viable, the nerves were still intact and the circulation good, Convy said.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 8 May 2018
• The bird had a fractured humerus bone and a substantial wound to muscle and other soft tissues in its wing.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2022
• In addition to the torn labrum in his left shoulder, Mayfield has a fractured humerus bone, believed to be in the ball that sits in the socket.
  — cleveland, 26 Oct. 2021
• Gladys originally broke her humerus in a scuffle with the two younger females in her troop.
  — Killian Baarlaer, The Enquirer, 13 June 2024
• The issue occurs when the end (head) of the humerus bone partially shifts out of the glenoid fossa (socket) portion of the shoulder joint.
  — Tim Petrie, Dpt, Verywell Health, 28 July 2024
• Eleven-year-old Gladys, one of 11 gorillas housed at the zoo, underwent surgery Sunday for a broken humerus.
  — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2024
• Then in 2013, archaeologists recovered several pieces of an upper arm bone, or humerus.
  — Bybridget Alex, science.org, 6 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Oct 2024