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Get to know Shoulder better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like raise or margin.

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Shoulder in a sentence

Related words

Shoulder | Should | Shoulders | Shouldered | Shouldering | Shoulderblock | Shoulds

Shoulder meaning

  1. The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and arm socket.
  2. The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck.

Synonyms of Shoulder

body part raise margin edge berm articulatio spheroidea enarthrosis enarthrodial joint cotyloid joint spheroid joint ball-and-socket joint articulatio humeri shoulder joint cut of beef lift

Related words

Other words often associated with Shoulder or its synonyms:

border move bound displace rise boundary elevate cut line heave amount evoke

Using Shoulder

  • The main meaning on this page is: The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and arm socket. | The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck. | The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and arm socket.
  • Useful related words include: body part, raise, margin, edge.
  • In the example corpus, shoulder often appears in combinations such as: to shoulder, shoulder to, the shoulder.

Context around Shoulder

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

standing 4× work 2× less 1× officers 1× selling 1× stroll 1× stood 1× left 1× stands 1×

Often after:

injury 2× height 1× boards 1× slip 1× surgery 1× chops 1× mutton 1× dresses 1× support 1× blade 1×

Sentence patterns with Shoulder

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a one shoulder one shoulder 1× arcs at shoulder height on 1× at standing shoulder to shoulder 1× box less shoulder to shoulder 1× counting on shoulder to shoulder 1× defender s shoulder as he 1× embroidered on shoulder slip ons 1× having right shoulder surgery march 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a minute later 1× also invited to 1× at the holland 1× back seat passenger 1× but the excitement 1× cbp is standing 1×

Common sentence endings:

a shoulder injury 1× allow for breathability 1× but kept playing 1× class of 99 1× clean and sustainable 1× cousin peter phillips 1×

Words around Shoulder

Just before it in the word index:

shoulda 15 should 62.470 shoulb 2 shoul 4 shoukry 17 shoukd 2

Just after it in the word index:

shoulderblock 4 shouldered 73 shouldering 34 shoulders 1.219 shouldice 2 shouldn 3.023

Similar in corpus frequency:

behaviour 3.109 ward 3.109 proof 3.108 mine 3.105 strikes 3.102 rival 3.100

Corpus analysis for Shoulder

  • In this selection, "shoulder" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, standing, work, less, injury, height and boards stand out and add context to how "shoulder" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a one shoulder one shoulder, arcs at shoulder height on, shoulder injury, left shoulder and standing shoulder. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shoulder" sits close to words such as behaviour, ward and proof, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shoulder

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

CBP is standing shoulder to shoulder with you all. (9 words)

And then it was time for the crowd to encircle the maypole, standing shoulder-to-shoulder. (16 words)

A minute later Bonucci bundles Lukaku down inside the box, less shoulder-to-shoulder than shoulder-to-back. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

He was selling shoulder chops at nine pence per pound, leg mutton at two shillings a pound, roasting beef from six pence per pound, prime pork for nine pence a pound, pickling pork at three pence and shoulder mutton from one shilling and sixpence. (44 words)

The Lt Governor called upon the elected representatives of the ULBs and the common people to work shoulder to shoulder with the administration in the mission to rejuvenate the cities and make them more vibrant, efficient, clean and sustainable. (39 words)

On the second play, we see Seumalo quick set Oliver right after the ball is snapped, landing a strong punch inside the defender’s shoulder as he latches onto Oliver’s other shoulder with his right hand. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

A minute later Bonucci bundles Lukaku down inside the box, less shoulder-to-shoulder than shoulder-to-back.

These are cloth arcs at shoulder height on uniforms, metallic gold on officers' shoulder boards, and embroidered on shoulder slip-ons.

Guttman notched back-to-back goals in his third and fourth games and finished his season with three straight points before having right shoulder surgery March 14. He injured the shoulder in November but kept playing.

He was selling shoulder chops at nine pence per pound, leg mutton at two shillings a pound, roasting beef from six pence per pound, prime pork for nine pence a pound, pickling pork at three pence and shoulder mutton from one shilling and sixpence.

If you have a chip on your shoulder, all you have to do is tape a bag of chips to your shoulder.

It was decided in this Panchayat that whatever the future strategy of the players will be, all khaps will work shoulder to shoulder with that decision.

On the second play, we see Seumalo quick set Oliver right after the ball is snapped, landing a strong punch inside the defender’s shoulder as he latches onto Oliver’s other shoulder with his right hand.

Opt for a one-shoulder – One-shoulder dresses are fun and flirty but also ideal for spring and summer weddings as they still allow for breathability.

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She missed her entire freshman season due to a shoulder injury and was limited last season due to a shoulder injury.

That, of course, would set up City for a shot at standing shoulder to shoulder with United’s class of ’99.

The Lt Governor called upon the elected representatives of the ULBs and the common people to work shoulder to shoulder with the administration in the mission to rejuvenate the cities and make them more vibrant, efficient, clean and sustainable.

They didn’t stroll shoulder to shoulder in a procession behind their grandfather’s coffin from Windsor Fortress to St George’s Chapel, and have been as a substitute separated by their cousin Peter Phillips.

Also invited to the ceremonies was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who told Biden in a bilateral meeting Friday that Kyiv was counting on “shoulder-to-shoulder” support.

And then it was time for the crowd to encircle the maypole, standing shoulder-to-shoulder.

At the Holland Tunnel, demonstrators wearing yellow safety vests and Palestinian black-and-white scarves stood shoulder to shoulder at the entrance of the Manhattan side.

Back-seat passenger Kashard Kashid suffered an injury to his scalp, deformity and injury to his left shoulder, and a fracture to his right shoulder blade.

But the excitement did not end there—each young player was called to the field to run out to their respective positions during the first inning, standing shoulder to shoulder with their baseball heroes.

CBP is standing shoulder to shoulder with you all.

From off-the-shoulder to one-shoulder designs, these elements add a touch of flair to your prom dress.

His image watched from cigarette lighters hawked at Damascus souvenir stands, shoulder-to-shoulder with two of his most important backers, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and the Hezbollah leader at the time, Hassan Nasrallah.

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Common combinations with shoulder

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shoulder" in a sentence?
An example: "A minute later Bonucci bundles Lukaku down inside the box, less shoulder-to-shoulder than shoulder-to-back." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shoulder" from authentic English texts.
What does "shoulder" mean?
Shoulder means: The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and arm socket.
What are synonyms of "shoulder"?
Common synonyms of "shoulder" include: body part, raise, margin, edge, berm, articulatio spheroidea, enarthrosis, enarthrodial joint. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "shoulder" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "shoulder", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.