How to Use spine in a Sentence
spine
noun- They lack the spine to do what needs to be done.
- This X-ray shows her spine.
- Hedgehogs are covered with spines.
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Tania checked the front cover of the book, then the back, then the spine.
—Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
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The spine of the blade is rounded half of the way toward the tip of the knife.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
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The crew likened it to a spine winding through the streets.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
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Heavy is the head that wears the crown, but your spine is strong enough.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2023
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Miguel felt the air leave his lungs and his spine start to buckle.
—Hannah Dreier, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
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Keep your spine straight and rest your hands on your legs.
—Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
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This spine was just about two inches too wide on the F1.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023
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The goal is to keep a neutral spine with a slight arch in the lower back.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 28 July 2022
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The mullet hits at the top of Stewart's spine, all the better to show off the Chanel, of course.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Feb. 2023
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Once the spine was aligned and stayed that way, well, the proof is in my 27-year-old daughter!
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2023
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The sacroiliac joints are in the hip, where the spine and pelvis connect.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2022
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This can put pressure on the spinal cord and nerves that travel through the spine.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
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The wind lifted the hair off her head, skyward in spines behind the bone.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 June 2023
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The stems are bright green and covered in small spines that look like fuzz or hair.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025
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Suddenly there was a chill in the air, a shiver down the spine.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
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Kneel on a mat with a straight spine, hips over knees and cross your arms across your chest.
—Jen Murphy, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2021
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Adding to the size of Spinosaurus was its nearly 5-foot sail that ran along the dinosaur's spine.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2023
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The latent phase: Can lie dormant for decades in nerve cells near the head and spine.
—USA Today, 23 May 2022
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Then the arms and legs bud out like willow catkins and the spine begins to straighten.
—Lori Vogt Rosone, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
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Yes, intestines, too — and an enormous spine right in front of the doors to City Hall.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
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The sound of a car suddenly pulling away sends a shock down his spine.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
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Your boy loses a duel, just move on and raise the next one with a spine.
—Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022
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Those types of moves would strengthen the spine of next season’s team.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Back on the boat, the urchins’ spines tickled the air like alien antennae.
—Jaime Lowe, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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Broken bones in his neck, spine, right hip, ribs and both legs.
—Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2021
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That name alone should send a chill up Blackstock's spine.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2022
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Skelton also had done online searches in the days leading up to the boys' disappearance about rat poison and how to break a neck, spine, spinal cord, brain and brain stem, Burras said.
—David Panian, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
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