ball-and-socket
Example Sentences
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The vertebrae line up to create a series of ball-and-socket joints running from head to tail.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Those fingers come with a long, skeletal middle digit equipped with a ball-and-socket joint for horrifying dexterity, like the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come beckoning Ebenezer Scrooge to gaze upon his own sordid death.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
Dr. Günther compares it to a ball-and-socket joint, except there is no socket.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
Any sort of twist or imbalance can put stress on ball-and-socket joints.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
The insect can move its antennæ in all directions because they are fastened to its head by ball-and-socket joints.
From The Insect Folk by Morley, Margaret Warner
