dislocated
Example Sentences
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The remaining bill of the year was for my 2-year-old’s emergency room visit for a dislocated elbow.
From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026
Doubters warn that markets are increasingly driven by you-only-live-once bets and momentum-chasing algorithms, and, as a result, are getting dislocated from reality—or at least oblivious to bad news.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
With just one competition under her belt this season, she dislocated her shoulder and sustained a torn labrum in what she described as the "silliest fall" in training in Switzerland last month.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
Sometimes it’s physical pain, like the dislocated right shoulder she suffered a month ago and requires her to snowboard with a tight brace.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
She made a sling for Sue out of the pillowcase and helped her slowly ease her dislocated arm into it.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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