collarbone
noun
col·lar·bone
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Definition of collarbone
: clavicle
Examples of collarbone in a Sentence
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Statistically, Rodgers rebounded well from his collarbone injury and had a good season in 2018. — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, "Why the Chicago Bears should be the favorites to win NFC North this year," 2 Sep. 2019 Quarterback Tyler Huntley is back, having enjoyed a breakout 2018 season (1,788 yards passing, 12 touchdowns) until a collarbone injury sidelined him for the last five games. — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "College football kicks off: Top stories to watch," 29 Aug. 2019 Limited all offseason and training camp after a collarbone fracture, Ward looked feisty and also drew an offensive pass interference call. — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, "49ers 27, Chiefs 17: Top takeways from Garoppolo’s bounce-back game," 24 Aug. 2019 Woodson had battled collarbone injuries and was entering his 16th NFL season. — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "After the stunning departure of Mike Daniels, a look at other surprising Packers roster cuts in the past 25 years," 24 July 2019 Boyles got extensive playing time as a sophomore after a collarbone injury ended Patrick Angelovic’s season. — Andrew Turner, latimes.com, "Mater Dei four-peats, Edison grows in Battle at the Beach passing tournament," 29 June 2019 Héber added a second goal in the 89th minute to ice the victory for New York, which pulled off the win despite losing defender James Sands to a broken collarbone less than 10 minutes into the match. — Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com, "FC Cincinnati loses Ron Jans' debut match at Nippert Stadium to New York City FC, 4-1," 17 Aug. 2019 Temple missed seven games with a broken collarbone but threw for 1,319 yards and 13 TDs in only six games, including 532 and seven TDs vs. LJCD. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "2019 Grossmont Valley League prep football preview," 17 Aug. 2019 Cole Kmet, the junior tight end from St. Viator expected to be a key cog in the Notre Dame offense this year, is likely to miss three to six weeks with a broken collarbone suffered in practice Thursday, Irish Illustrated reported. — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, "Notre Dame tight end Cole Kmet to miss 3-6 weeks with a broken collarbone, report says," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'collarbone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for collarbone
collarbone
noun
English Language Learners Definition of collarbone
: a bone that connects the shoulder to the base of the neck
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collarbone
noun
col·lar·bone
| \ ˈkä-lər-ˌbōn
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Kids Definition of collarbone
: a bone of the shoulder joined to the breastbone and the shoulder blade
collarbone
noun
col·lar·bone
| \ ˈkäl-ər-ˌbōn, ˌkäl-ər-ˈ
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Medical Definition of collarbone
: clavicle
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