How to Use ligament in a Sentence

ligament

noun

• He sprained ligaments in his knee.
• When the ligament is pulled back, the claw is pulled back.
  — Jacquelyne Germain, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Nov. 2022
• But Ramirez tore a ligament in his right thumb and missed two of the next four games.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2022
• This ligament is in the middle of the wrist between the scaphoid and lunate bones.
  — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2024
• The ligament is located between the scaphoid and lunate bones, which are in the crease of the wrist.
  — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2022
• The torn thumb ligament didn’t seem like much of a setback.
  — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 May 2022
• That is when a small chunk of bone attached to a tendon or ligament gets pulled away from the main part of the bone.
  — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2021
• All-Star forward Jaylen Brown will miss the rest of the season with a torn ligament in his left wrist.
  — Kyle Hightower, courant.com, 10 May 2021
• Gutierrez went on the IL on June 5 with a Grade 1 ligament sprain in his elbow.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 7 July 2022
• The years of stunts mostly took their toll in torn ligaments and battered joints.
  — Penelope Green, New York Times, 11 May 2024
• Your hormones also play a role in the health of your bones, tendons and ligaments.
  — Jane Manfredi, Fortune Well, 25 July 2023
• The officer used his left hand to punch the man four times in the face — blows so hard the officer tore a ligament in his hand.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
• The patella - called the kneecap, is located in front of the ACL and helps protect it and the other ligaments that run through the center of the knee.
  — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
• Zach LaVine scored 25 points against the Knicks despite playing with a torn ligament in his left thumb . . .
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2021
• Soaked in hormones that relax the tendons and ligaments, the joints in the pelvis loosen and the shape of the foot is remolded under greater weight.
  — Alexandra Kleeman, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2023
• Shohei Ohtani tears a ligament and won’t pitch again this season.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
• The Celtics’s Brown missed the end of the regular season and the team’s first-round series against the Nets because of a torn ligament in his left wrist.
  — New York Times, 30 June 2021
• Slap in a tendon to form a new elbow ligament, wait a year and welcome back.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2021
• Miller tore his elbow ligament in his fourth start of 2017 and had Tommy John surgery in May.
  — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2022
• Damage to the joint, such as a ligament, from trauma can start the process of osteoarthritis.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2021
• Acuña isn't a stranger to ACL injuries, having torn the same ligament in his right knee in July 2021.
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
• Kalia Davis tore a knee ligament on Oct. 9, among a plethora of other Knights hurt.
  — Jason Beede, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Nov. 2021
• The start to his season was delayed by a torn thumb ligament, costing him 13 games.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2023
• It's caused by injury to a muscle (strain) or ligament (sprain).
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
• That’s the same ligament on which Tommy John surgery is performed.
  — Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2021
• Ingles is now about two weeks removed from the surgery to repair his ligament.
  — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Mar. 2022
• All three are gone, now, as Glasnow mends from a torn elbow ligament.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2021
• The second part is a ligament, an elastic layer over the fan’s outer edge.
  — Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 22 June 2023
• But this posture habit can stretch out the tendons and ligaments that help stabilize your shoulders, Dr. Harding explains.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 23 Oct. 2024
• Bursae in the hip help muscles, tendons, and ligaments glide smoothly, preventing friction.
  — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024