Wondering how to use Elbow in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as pipe or curve.

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Elbow in a sentence

Elbow | Elbows | Elbowed | Elbowing

Elbow meaning

  1. The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
  2. Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.
  3. A detective.

Synonyms of Elbow

elbow joint cloth covering piping pipage pipe curve bend ginglymoid joint ginglymus hinge joint articulatio cubiti cubital joint cubitus human elbow joint

Example sentences (20)

I don't think there's any malice in it on James' part but he certainly caught the West Ham attacker with his elbow.

He regained his form by May 2019 and kept it until his final season as a Yankee was cut short by the elbow injury.

Another clinch, Blanchfield rocks Santos with an elbow in close but can’t fully capitalize before the round ends.

Bowens tags in. He slams Sabian down to the mat, setting him up for Caster’s elbow drop from the top rope for the win.

Hughes to her knees, Amorim jumps on the back but Hughes spins into her then fights up to her feet and lands an elbow.

Grinding his foot into Kingston’s elbow, wrenching his arm over the ropes, trading chops but Eddie’s arm comes up lame!

Buehler had Tommy John surgery for a second time and a flexor tendon repair on his pitching elbow last August.

If you’re particularly crafty or handy, get that distressed RH look with a bit of elbow grease and creativity.

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Back from break, Ricochet shut Nakamura down with a jumping knee strike, followed by a handspring back elbow.

FA confirm NO action will be taken against linesman Constantine Hatzidakis for his 'elbow' on Andy Robertson.

It forms a large clump at least half a metre across so give it plenty of space as it will “elbow out” more modest plants.

Back in the ring James avoids an elbow drop, but Steel trips her into the ropes and takes over with elbows.

Baker running hot early, elbow up from the Bunny, in the turnbuckels, hanging headscissors in the ropes and we go to break!

Hurricanrana from Stratton then a discus clothesline, then a handspring back elbow through the barricade by the timekeeper.

Akira lands a back elbow, then suplexes Jimmy into the ladder which collapses immediately under the force.

And Liam Hendriks, but Hendriks has pitched in five games after battling cancer and is on the injured list with a sore elbow.

Brock Purdy damage his elbow within the 49ers’ loss to the Eagles within the NFC Championship recreation.

Kinoshita wall walks, then Fugitt lands an elbow and tries another takedown, it takes a second or two but he’s able to get it.

Ali drove Rollins into the corner and climbed the turnbuckle, but Rollins knocked him down with three elbow strikes to the back.

Earl "Red" Schoenheider opened the original in 1965, the pizzeria dominated by a laminate-topped bar with a built-in elbow rest.

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Common combinations with elbow

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • an elbow 43×
  • the elbow 22×
  • elbow and 19×
  • elbow to 14×
  • his elbow 14×
  • elbow drop 13×
  • elbow from 12×
  • right elbow 11×
  • and elbow
  • back elbow

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "elbow" in a sentence?
An example: "I don't think there's any malice in it on James' part but he certainly caught the West Ham attacker with his elbow." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "elbow" from real English texts.
What does "elbow" mean?
Elbow means: The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
What are synonyms of "elbow"?
Common synonyms of "elbow" include: elbow joint, cloth covering, piping, pipage, pipe, curve, bend, ginglymoid joint. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "elbow" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "elbow", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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