rotator

Example Sentences

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After high school, I signed a minor-league contract but tore my rotator cuff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Grace has also been to physical therapy for a torn rotator cuff in her shoulder—a much smoother process.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

“I think people can understand a torn rotator cuff,” Grace says, “but they can’t necessarily understand pelvic hematoma until they’ve had one.”

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

He could return from his strained rotator cuff as soon as the team’s next homestand.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2024

Ricky punched my shoulder in a manner meant to be encouraging but that nearly snapped my rotator cuff.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs