vertebrae

Example Sentences

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He was hospitalized and suffered a fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and contusions, and injuries to his left arm and lower leg, a spokesperson for Giuliani said at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

The 36-year-old was taken to a local hospital with severe shoulder damage and fractures to several vertebrae in his back, and had major surgery.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The palm wood snaking through the center of Mohammad Al Faraj’s eerie installation seems like the skeletal vertebrae of some giant creature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

In April he crashed badly during a race in Jordan, fracturing several vertebrae, keeping him off course for several months.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

From the rear—particularly where his vertebrae were visible—he might almost have passed for one of those needy metropolitan children who are sent out every summer to endowed camps to be fattened and sunned.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger