shoulder

Example Sentences

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Mrs Owens said she asked Michelle Mills what had happened but she "shrugged her shoulders" and was "busy texting".

From BBC

At this week’s trial, Customs and Border Protection officer Joseph Zuraw said Judge Dugan jerked her thumb over her shoulder and told the agents to “get out.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He may let a wheel go onto the shoulder from time to time, but he swings back on the road quickly and keeps the acoustic story going with both hands on the wheel.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jack Hibbert - a beat cop just four months into the job - was hit in both the head and the shoulder but continued to help festival attendees until he physically couldn't, his family said.

From BBC

Taxpayers ultimately shouldered the price, paying over $130 billion, plus hundreds of billions in interest payments over decades, according to the Government Accountability Office.

From Barron's