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

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

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023

At one point in the second quarter Herbert had the splint ripped off his fractured left middle finger.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2023

All around him, trees shot out hardwood limbs that he could tape to the broken pieces as a splint.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker