elbow

Example Sentences

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When we made it back home after being gone for two weeks, I had to put elbow grease into scrubbing the caked-on dog drool off the side of the car.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Eventually the loss of Jurgen Locadio, the hulking forward who walked in the 38th minute after an elbow on Aaron Hickey, told.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Industrialists and “old school” conservationists who champion sport hunting are working elbow to elbow with the most eco-woke environmentalists.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Hernández signed a one-year, $4.5-million deal with the Dodgers in February, and began the process of starting over, relearning how to play baseball with a newly reattached left elbow.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

He bumps his elbow gently into my arm.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison