splint

Example Sentences

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Jones survived the strongest hurricane in Jamaican history while he was injured, wearing a homemade splint on his right leg from a fracture he suffered during a biking accident before Melissa hit.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

Betts visited a hand specialist Monday, where he was fitted with a splint.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

A procedure called arthrodesis will be attempted, which essentially makes the affected area immobile, much like if you were to put a permanent splint or cast on a person.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2023

Simons, wearing a splint on his thumb, addressed the crowd at Moda Center before Friday’s game.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023

And for me to strap up his arm in a splint would have meant my becoming one of the main perpetrators of the joke.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro