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'elbow' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'elbow' with 15 example sentences.


elbow noun

: hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped

: a sharp bend in a road or river

: a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it

: the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint

: the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow

elbow verb

: push one's way with the elbows

: shove one's elbow into another person's ribs


  • I hurt my hand, my wrist, my forearm, and my elbow.
  • Don't put your elbows on the table.
  • The elbow is the joint between the arm and forearm.
  • The squirrel coughed into its elbow.
  • These days, people rarely wear patches on their elbows and knees.
  • I have a mosquito bite on my elbow.
  • She elbowed her way onto the train.
  • Notice how the player uses his elbows.
  • He leaned on his elbows.
  • The surgeon scrubbed thoroughly up to his elbows before commencing surgery.
  • The water's leaking from the elbow of the pipe.
  • Somebody's elbow touched my back.
  • He elbowed his way through the crowd.
  • I found at my elbow a pretty girl.
  • The leather jacket has worn out at the elbow.
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