splint
Example Sentences
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He wanted to keep playing, though, so trainers applied a splint that was essentially a popsicle stick.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
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
The eagle’s left wing was fractured and needed a splint.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2024
Herbert wore a splint on the hand during the fourth quarter.
From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2023
He called it Branch, named for the small tree part he had used to splint its damaged tail.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
