neck

Example Sentences

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She has a ring on a chain around her neck that she absentmindedly pulls, almost as though she’s got herself on a leash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

In “Back to the Future,” Tolkan portrayed Vice Principal Gerald Strickland, who surveyed the school’s halls with a whistle around his neck and a tardy slip burning a hole in his pocket.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

This two-horse race could be neck and neck by the time Roland Garros rolls around.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The mass behind his eyeball grew into his nasal cavity and the side of his neck, he told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Nate groans and rubs the back of his neck.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam