anterior
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He was limited to just three games in 2024 after he sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament at the end of the 2023 season.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
Sivo joined the Rhinos before the 2025 season but missed the whole campaign after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Vonn, 41, insisted that the ruptured anterior cruciate ligament she suffered in a crash in a World Cup race before the Milan-Cortina Games "had nothing to do with my crash whatsoever".
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
The question of whether she should have been racing at all with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament will be debated for years.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
The network included parts of the brain like the anterior cingulate cortex, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, and, crucially, the prefrontal cortex.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
![]()
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.