collarbone
noun
col·lar·bone
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Definition of collarbone
: clavicle
Examples of collarbone in a Sentence
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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. 2019 Huntley, who missed the last five games of 2018 with a broken collarbone, returns each of his top five receivers from last year, led by junior Britain Covey, who also returns punts and kicks. — Brian Howell, The Denver Post, "CU Buffs football opponent preview: Utah Utes come into season with Pac-12 title aspirations," 14 July 2019 That includes Washington, who rushed for 999 yards and 10 touchdowns last season despite missing four games with a broken collarbone. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Aztecs officially add two San Diegans among several football transfers," 11 July 2019 All of the women were able to fight the man off, but one of them suffered a broken collarbone in her struggle to escape. — Sarah Sarder, Dallas News, "Watch: Indecent exposure suspect wanted for grabbing women, Grapevine police warn," 10 July 2019 Huntley played in nine games before a broken collarbone ended his season, leaving Shelley to get the Utes to the finish line. — Scooby Axson, SI.com, "Eight Teams With the Closest Thing to Quarterback Depth in the Transfer Portal Era," 21 June 2019 His season ended that night due to a broken collarbone. — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, "Josh McCown, who retired on Monday, was a true pro during two tumultuous seasons in Cleveland: Browns Take," 17 June 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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