shoulders
Example Sentences
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“Maybe Noma little by little becomes superfluous. But they are still the shoulders we stand on.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
McInnes has broad shoulders, which is just as well, because there's a heavy burden of expectation there.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
As he walked up to the door, he checked over his shoulders to see if he was being watched, and he hoped his parents would still be waiting for him inside.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Hernanz wore a Spanish flag draped across his shoulders as the friends made plans to spend the day in Madrid waiting for the team's return.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
I tug at the bottom of my running shorts, which suddenly seem way too short, and Jonah shrugs the most infuriating shrug in the history of shoulders.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
