How to Use trapezius in a Sentence

trapezius

noun

• Place the ball at the top of your trapezius, the upper back muscle, and lean into the wall.
  — Kelly Dinardo New York Times, Star Tribune, 21 Aug. 2020
• This targets the upper trapezius muscle on the outside of your neck.
  — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 31 Aug. 2022
• Make sure that the trapezius muscles (the muscles of the upper back/neck) are not hunching up towards your ears.
  — Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2020
• Lynn, sidelined since April 17 because of a right trapezius strain, allowed four hits and struck out a season-low two.
  — Sarah Trotto, Star Tribune, 1 May 2021
• The Half Of It, without much disruption — just some hurts-so-good relief in my trapezius muscles.
  — Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 5 May 2020
• The trapezius is a large muscle that runs across the back of your neck and upper back and assists with shoulder motion and mobility.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 16 Sep. 2022
• Collectively known as the posterior chain, this group of muscles runs from the bottom of the skull to the heels and includes the hamstrings, calves, lats, trapezius and glutes.
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2021
• And Jhoan Duran pitched Saturday, Hassan said, and is making progress from a strain in the trapezius muscle of his shoulder.
  — Phil Miller, Star Tribune, 2 May 2021
• That changed when the decision was made to scratch Nate Eovaldi from his start Thursday because of a sore trapezius muscle.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
• The muscles that support the shoulders, including the rhomboids, trapezius, and deltoids, are a lot smaller than the quads and hamstrings, the big muscles that stabilize the knee joint.
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022
• Nate Eovaldi, scratched from Thursday’s start due to soreness in his right trapezius area, remains on track to start on Tuesday, Cora said after the game . . .
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022
• Muscles that make up this region: pecs, biceps, triceps, latissimus dorsi (lats), and trapezius (traps).
  — Erin Warwood, Women's Health, 12 Apr. 2023
• Focus on engaging your lats, core, and the backs of your shoulders, instead of relying on the upper trapezius or elbow flexors.
  — Esther Smith, Outside Online, 9 Sep. 2022
• This drill works core stability while engaging the upper trapezius and neck muscles, and lengthening the spine.
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 10 July 2021
• Shrugging your shoulders too much will incorrectly stress your trapezius (a major muscle in your upper back and neck).
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 30 Apr. 2018
• These include your rhomboids (an upper back muscle that connects your shoulder blades to your rib cage), mid- to lower-trapezius (the muscles across the back of your neck and upper back), and your rear deltoids (the back of your shoulders).
  — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 18 Oct. 2020
• Milwaukee was playing down two outfielders with Ryan Braun being given the night off and Domingo Santana a late scratch due to right trapezius tightness.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2017
• McAvoy’s disturbing body contortions were the result of his work with Lygdback, who similarly helped Skarsgård learn to shape his body so that his trapezius muscles were bulging and defined.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Apr. 2022
• 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
• Why Face pulls are a great exercise for working the rear delts, trapezius and upper back muscles, ones which are often neglected and all of which play a pivotal role in good posture and an efficient running technique.
  — Ben Walker, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2020
• This non-electric, sustainable pick is made with beechwood and ergonomically shaped to target different points on the body, including the trapezius and shoulder muscles, as well as the lower back.
  — Braelyn Wood, Health.com, 1 June 2020
• When he was born, Heydorn had part of his trapezius removed after he was diagnosed with cystic hygroma and spinal stenosis, which eventually required more surgery.
  — Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2021
• The shoulder stabilizer muscles, located in the upper back area, include the trapezius, serratus anterior, and the rhomboids.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 30 Apr. 2018
• The exercise primarily targets back muscles such as the rhomboids and trapezius and posterior deltoids.
  — Ben Walker, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2020
• The technique entails getting a neurotoxin such as Botox (Botulinum toxin) injected into the trapezius muscle.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 22 June 2023
• The trapezius muscle stabilizes, elevates, depresses, retracts and rotates the scapula (shoulder blade).
  — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 26 Jan. 2022
• The trapezius is actually composed of three distinct parts, all named based on their position: the superior (a.k.a. upper or descending) trapezius, the middle (a.k.a. transverse) trapezius, and the inferior (a.k.a. ascending or lower) trapezius.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 21 June 2023
• Dermatologists say trapezius Botox, the original name for Barbie Botox, has historically been used in fields like neurology, pain management and orthopedics to treat a host of medical concerns.
  — USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 21 Aug 2024