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    elbow example sentences

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    1. Jorma leaned on his elbow and looked over Venna's curls toward the dock, looking at the boats and listening to the charraspas buzzing in the noontime hangleaves


    2. He lay on his side, up on his elbow, "So you're back with Herndon again


    3. The captain almost knocks Tom over with his elbow


    4. Not finding what it was he was looking for, Henry dumped the massive pile back onto his desk and started opening his desk drawers, banging his elbow on the cubicle wall behind him


    5. His hand moved to Cat’s elbow


    6. She stopped and turned around, then took his other elbow when he turned to follow her


    7. Refusing to eat, refusing to cry out when Smiler dug his elbow into my side as we walked down the corridor, was the sum total of my defiance


    8. b) I write and illustrate a scene where Sandra hits Venor on the neck with her elbow


    9. In the same evening, my sister accidentally hits Milena, her best friend, on the neck with her elbow


    10. Nick appears at my elbow, an amused look on his face – he was clearly in on the secret - he hands me the tissue which his Gran has handed him in her usual, perceptive way

    11. Leaning up on my elbow I looked down at Menachem’s swollen face and saw in those bruises a love that can never be adequately expressed in words


    12. She reached out a hand and grabbed his elbow


    13. ’ He said, taking her elbow


    14. ’ He replied, grabbing my elbow quickly as I trip over a strut of wood at the bottom of the stairs


    15. She nudges him with her elbow


    16. Settled in her seat at my elbow sat a young woman reading what looked like a medical digest and out of the corner of my eye I could see her book had labelled diagrams of the human body and the text was all in Greek


    17. At my other elbow, in the seat next to the aisle, was a man with a long white beard and his hair in a bun


    18. ’ He said, taking my elbow and helping me over to the patch of ground he has settled on for our camp despite my protestations that I can manage


    19. I’ve come to a full stop in the middle of the pavement but he takes my elbow and, jolting me back into motion, steers me towards the park that backs onto our office block


    20. It was quite a treat sitting there in that small and intimate little room with the local men hemmed in elbow to elbow, making happiness

    21. 'There you are Sonu, stupid boy,' she pulled his elbow and took him out


    22. It says much for Karen’s power in the classroom, that Lucy mumbles a ‘sorry’ in my direction … before I can respond, Karen grasps my elbow and steers me away towards another group


    23. Before I can reply, the Inspector comes up behind him and, taking me by the elbow, leads me over to a chair


    24. I rested on my elbow but


    25. Tennis elbow is an ailment that


    26. an underlying cause of his tennis elbow


    27. in his elbow joint, and I could reproduce no pain by


    28. A waiter materialises at his elbow


    29. The man jabbed Ish with his elbow


    30. nudged her husband awake with her elbow

    31. He leaned over her again with an elbow across her waist and kneaded her with both hands


    32. They strolled a fifth level promenade, he had to admit, she had the best figure for strolling that he had ever experienced, she was just the right height for his elbow and liked to bury it deep in and between


    33. The madness of taffeta and slurry cuts into his thoughts; maids a-milking dressed in chiffon and silk, wearing elbow length gloves and tiaras


    34. time it smashed but he felt the glass cut into his elbow


    35. looked at it, his eyes following Roman’s blood from his hand to his elbow


    36. I could see the cuts running from his elbow to his forearm


    37. The young pretender then quickly excused herself from the young gentleman and when she was at once in the street, she was immediately joined by the taller lady who took the girl's elbow in her hand and directed her to the hotel and on into the lobby


    38. She adjusts, props herself up on one elbow, never losing her touch, and the first things that Arbnor Jasari sees of this new day are Helen's eyes


    39. a firm elbow to his ribs stopping the story dead


    40. Sally gave me a sharp elbow to the ribs

    41. joint of Roman’s elbow


    42. lay next to her, propping himself up with his elbow on the floor so he could still


    43. I put a glass of milk at his elbow


    44. Truth be told, Hipolyta wrote and Titania was at her elbow reminding her to add a passage here and there to 'give Harry all the news


    45. She pulled him down till he was lying back on the cushion beside her, then she leaned up on an elbow against him


    46. does, his elbow goes into her breast


    47. He raised his left arm – which was a stump, ending several inches below his elbow – and sent blue flames pouring from the end of the amputated limb


    48. His left arm was a stump, ending several inches below his elbow


    49. As he lifted himself onto his elbow, Xonia and Helez entered the room and sat down on the couch


    50. One of the two sentries stepped forward and gently took Helez by the elbow to lead her closer to the queen’s throne














































    1. It was a twenty minute ride halfway down the city and he got so absorbed in her that Tahlmute elbowed him on the shoulder when he jumped, but doostEr still finished his sentence before he dismounted and then walked back to Tahlmute


    2. “You had us so worried, damn, you look great!” He elbowed Daniel and said slyly, “Do I detect a certain look of contentment? ”


    3. All of the soldiers eyed her up and down, the three men in front elbowed each other


    4. He elbowed one of the sailors into the


    5. John took a swing at Roman, only to have his face elbowed, his scrotum


    6. Tei went on, “As GingerKat explained, rather eloquently, I thought,” GingerKat elbowed Jonibob who was evidently pointing out a few other things she might have mentioned


    7. Jack elbowed his way to the bar and ordered drinks


    8. An indignant expression lurched onto Akstyr’s face, and he started to say something, but Books elbowed him


    9. The next morning Sniggy’s band of three elbowed their


    10. He was standing, leaning with an arm elbowed on the bar, the other free for speaking

    11. Truman was elbowed, and Raul threw his weight against him in a struggle for control of the wheel


    12. Enilia elbowed her in the side for that remark


    13. Elior elbowed her in the side when he saw what the two girls were laughing at


    14. “Wow! That has to at least be thre-” and that's when Akito elbowed me in the stomach


    15. With a mouth full of food, she then elbowed me in the ribs


    16. Following, Jesse elbowed him in the side


    17. This was rather exceptional in Nazi-occupied Europe, but it has been elbowed out of American Jewish memory


    18. Few understood the exchange between the four with the exception of Korah, who elbowed his way through the crowd that surrounded them


    19. Captain Jack Ward elbowed his way through to Bannister and motioned him to follow


    20. Correlli from PIO elbowed his way through the crowd as he recorded the momentous event with his big Graflex cut-film camera

    21. the exception of Korah, who elbowed his way through the crowd that surrounded them


    22. I was standing in the doorway staring mindlessly over the platform when three large young men and their girlfriends elbowed through old ladies, children and cripples, shoved me inside, clambered in and slammed the door to prevent anyone else from entering


    23. I elbowed him a couple of times in the ribs, but it didn’t seem to faze him


    24. Gently, she elbowed Lil’ B


    25. 4HE WAITER SMILED AND WINKED AT !NGELA AS SHE ELBOWED 3TEVE IN THE RIBS


    26. !NGELA ELBOWED 3TEVE IN THE RIBS AS THE OTHERS JUST GLARED AT HIM


    27. I saw her elbowed her brother and titled her head at my direction while Aidan was rolling his eyes and shook his head


    28. "So," began Lucas as he elbowed Adrian in his rib cage, "you got any plans for later on tonight?"


    29. The captain elbowed him against his belly and chest, pulled him over his shoulder, and smashed him against the ground


    30. "Hey, Murph!" Mick Shaw elbowed his way through the crowd at the

    31. ” She elbowed her sister


    32. Musab grinned, elbowed his friend in the ribs, and replied


    33. Elvira elbowed Ellie Mae and grinned


    34. 45 Elbowed his way


    35. Mr Lim was upset to see that his nephew had elbowed his way to


    36. One had a nervous twitch, his shoulder would jump every few seconds, he elbowed his fellow standing on his right side


    37. She elbowed him in the face, turned round with her clenched fist and knocked him flat out


    38. Saul elbowed his aunt


    39. Bilo stopped, turned round with a grin, “Would you like a reminder?” She elbowed him in the gut and punched him in the eye, Inspector Roshan got up off the floor hand on face and ran away calling out for security


    40. After the shackles came off a civilian elbowed his way

    41. Laura recovered and elbowed the woman in the side, causing her to bend over and release her grip


    42. Nearly blinded by fury and grief, Nancy elbowed her way through the crowd


    43. congregation elbowed his way to the front


    44. She elbowed him in the face, braking his nose and making him release his hold


    45. As the briefing was nearing its end, Townsend discreetly elbowed Stilwell, then whispered in his ear


    46. “That's includes you now …,” said Bluebel as she elbowed


    47. Nancy’s headband micro-camera had captured well the danger and desperation of the moment, with dozens of hateful zealots punching and lounging at Nancy while she elbowed her way to safety


    48. The waitress came over, we laughed and elbowed each other, self consciously trying


    49. I elbowed my way through the droves of party animals in


    50. I descended the staircase and then elbowed my way to the












































    1. reason as elbowing him into the face while trying to


    2. “Shut up,” Jai hissed, elbowing her, but she got the words out


    3. Shouting to warn people out of her path, she still had to slow down and do a lot of pushing and elbowing to make her way through the city gate, oblivious of the protests from the men she had pushed away


    4. The man strolled to the jewellery store, elbowing officers


    5. each elbowing into a different direction at the same point,


    6. They stood there, when they were supposed to be at attention, goofing and jibing and elbowing each other


    7. photographers and paparazzi showing up and elbowing each other to fit in the lobby


    8. Elbowing his way into the diplomatic race to gain the credit (fighting off Sarkozy and, bizarrely, Berlusconi), Cameron is hoping to improve his status both home and away


    9. Fans and press alike were elbowing each other around, in order to gain a prime position to catch a glimpse or photo opportunity of the famous rock stars


    10. elbowing him in the ribs

    11. ” He backed away, bowing, and then turned and hurried off, pushing and elbowing past the shattered wrecks of men and women who were in his way


    12. “Tell me, was she good?” He grinned, elbowing his companion gently


    13. The other two officers were elbowing each other and smirking behind her


    14. `She'll be all right now she's had that glass of soda,' said another man, elbowing his way out of the crowd


    15. As was usually the case wherever Hester stood, a small vacant area—a sort of magic circle—had formed itself about her, into which, though the people were elbowing one another at a little distance, none ventured, or felt disposed to intrude


    16. When he touched it, he felt a gash and a bone elbowing out sideways


    17. World Peace was suspended for elbowing an opponent in the head, giving him a concussion


    18. The press was elbowing in


    19. We found a decent spot to sit, just left of midfield, though it took some shoving and elbowing on Farid's part


    20. It re-discovers in what remains that which has been, good, evil, the true, the blood-stain of the palace, the ink-blot of the cavern, the drop of sweat from the brothel, trials undergone, temptations welcomed, orgies cast forth, the turn which characters have taken as they became abased, the trace of prostitution in souls of which their grossness rendered them capable, and on the vesture of the porters of Rome the mark of Messalina's elbowing

    21. At this moment Rogojin appeared, elbowing through the crowd; he took Nastasia’s hand, drew it through his arm, and quickly led her away


    22. "She is just from the court, sir," said one of the guards, elbowing his way through the passing crowd, and raising his hand to his cap


    1. over elbows toward the front of the plane


    2. Inside, the goon was seated, resting his fat elbows on the counter and preparing to sink his teeth into a sloppy breakfast roll


    3. ‘You mean, she was foreign?’ JJ asked, clearly this was unexpected; he leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees, his chin in his cupped hands, apparently intrigued at the thought


    4. Liesse was sitting back, elbows on the arms of the chair, his fingers steepled and just touching his bottom lip; he looked thoughtful


    5. the sinking of knees, the resting of elbows on hard,


    6. a snaking line of party hats and staccato elbows,


    7. Lower your elbows to the floor as in figure 20 and remain thus


    8. They do not catch the toes with their fingers, instead they rest their forearms on the toes with the elbows straight


    9. Before you rise into the Headstand, raise your arms above your head with the elbows bent, with your hands grasping the opposite forearms


    10. With the help of your elbows raise your chest and bend your head as far back as you can until the crown is touching the floor

    11. Begin in the Lotus Pose once more but this time instead of levering yourself backwards on your elbows bend forward very slowly until your face is touching the floor


    12. ‘I don’t think we’ve ever talked about that, have we?’ he mused, elbows on the table, nursing his mug


    13. palms on the floor at shoulder level keeping your elbows high


    14. From variation 2, with elbows straight, bend the spine backwards still farther, gradually bring your toes towards your head to touch the back of your head


    15. your most suitable position of hands and elbows which should


    16. The fingers should rest on the forehead and the elbows should rest on your raised knees


    17. Choose a hard chair before a table and sit with your elbows on the table in such a way that when you place your palms over your eyes you can do so without bending your head


    18. You may have to use a book or two under your elbows to achieve this position


    19. Using your elbows, and moving them carefully one at a


    20. " She leaned forward over her elbows and sniffed toward the little fireplace where they did their cooking

    21. ” Alan remained on the stand-cushion but leaned forward with his elbows on his knees


    22. ‘Have you any idea where we are?’ I asked, resting my elbows on the table, terminally sleepy now I have hot food inside me


    23. "What did you learn?" he asked, leaning forward with his elbows on the desk


    24. flipped over to rest on her elbows and poked her toes into my shins


    25. I roll over in bed and get up on my elbows, resting my chin in my hands staring at the pattern on the headboard


    26. He leans forward, resting his elbows on his knees with his chin in his cupped hands, and starts to count the scuff marks on the floor


    27. Kulai was still sitting with his elbows on his desk, “There’s a pill,” he said, and held it up between thumb and forefinger of his right hand


    28. They sit at the table comfortably, elbows resting on the table top, hands nursing mugs


    29. ‘Now get up on your elbows and knees


    30. When they reached each new station, they were to keep their arms raised without locking their elbows, and with their backs straight

    31. Chrissie’s arms ache, her elbows stiff and awkward after the unaccustomed labour


    32. Before Harry's eyes adjusted to the lower light of the foyer, they were divested of their hats and led through a brighter dining area to a private table where two gentlemen already sat with drinks at their elbows and cigars in their hands


    33. ‘Do tell,’ she said, leaning her elbows on the kitchen table


    34. slouched over the shot glass, his elbows on the bar


    35. his face between his hands, his elbows close together on


    36. injuries, then?’ Claude inspected his elbows and the


    37. The sleeves on the red and blue checked western shirt he wore, were rolled up to his elbows and his jeans, were covered in mud and blood


    38. “What and where is Carooo Downs?” Babs put his hands on his thighs thrusting his elbows forward


    39. Marsha and he had barely ever held hands or locked elbows, and when they did it was more for form than feeling


    40. Penelope looked over at the Guild Master who had leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees and allowing his boots to rest in the water

    41. Maro sat at the table, elbows propped up on the wood and one hand covering his eyes


    42. Chancing it she began using the tips of her fingers, elbows and toes as she edged herself backward toward the rear of the returns desk


    43. In the chair, Morton Eidenberg sat wearing a fawn tweed suit jacket, the requisite patches on the elbows: the Oxford don look he’d cultivated from those years teaching idealistic students such as herself


    44. Light poured through the windows, Kurt rolled away, but then his mind came alive and he pushed up on his elbows


    45. Sebastian sighed and looked at the floor between his feet, his elbows resting on his knees


    46. It was an unattractive white cotton garment that covered the whole torso, the arms to the elbows and the legs down to the knees


    47. Sebastian lifted himself off of the bed on his elbows, carefully


    48. He braced his elbows on the table and bowed his head onto his hands


    49. ignoring my question, rested his elbows on the table


    50. Slowly he raised himself on his elbows and shifted himself into a sitting position













































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    Synonyms for "elbow"

    elbow articulatio cubiti cubital joint cubitus elbow joint human elbow push jostle shove arm joint crook angle curve bend

    "elbow" definitions

    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


    push one's way with the elbows


    shove one's elbow into another person's ribs