shoulders

Example Sentences

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A lot is resting on the shoulders of Devine.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

If that was not the case, the action can be challenged in court, although the burden of proof rests on your friend’s shoulders.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

Amanda Jones said her son and his friends, high-schoolers in South Bend, Ind., use any combination of feet, head, shoulders, neck and back to keep the sack moving—and go viral.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Guests who don’t want to use the technology can enter through a separate entrance marked with a silhouette of a head and shoulders with a slash through it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

I exhale, head up, shoulders back, projecting confidence.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith