pronator
noun
pro·na·tor
| \ ˈprō-ˌnā-tər
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Definition of pronator
: a muscle that produces pronation
Examples of pronator in a Sentence
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After a healthy spring, his injury issues resurfaced — the right-hander missed more than two months with a flexor pronator strain in his right arm, sustained in late April. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers' Jordan Zimmermann shelled again despite hope from teammates," 19 July 2019 Weaver, who suffered a flexor pronator mass sprain and a UCL strain on May 27, received news that both injuries were healing as expected. — Jenna Ortiz, azcentral, "Diamondbacks starter Luke Weaver's latest MRI reveals good news," 24 June 2019 The next day he was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right flexor pronator muscle strain. — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, "Tigers’ Zimmermann on next start: ‘Hopefully I’ll be pitching up here’," 15 June 2019 In 2017, the 29-year-old missed time because of an oblique strain and a pronator strain and in October Duffy underwent surgery to remove loose bodies in his left elbow. — Jeff Sanders, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Progress report: Kansas City Royals," 9 Mar. 2018 Also, these shoes don’t provide any additional stability for a severe over- or under-pronator, but the additional cushion underfoot may be enough for someone with a slight roll. — The Si Staff, SI.com, "The Best Women's Running Shoes 2017," 14 Mar. 2017 He has been sidelined since spring training with a strained right flexor pronator. — Matt Breen, Philly.com, "Phillies say Pat Neshek's MRI shows no serious damage, return 'couple more weeks' away," 4 Apr. 2018 The reliever missed 36 games with a right pronator strain. ... — USA TODAY, "Cardinals use 6-run 9th to rally past Giants 11-6," 2 Sep. 2017 Both are now on the DL, the former due to shoulder impingement, the latter due to a pronator strain which felled him after making his first quality start of the month on August 22. — Jay Jaffe, SI.com, "Absolute Zero: The Kansas City Royals Can't Score and It's Killing Their Season," 29 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pronator.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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