How to Use ACL in a Sentence

ACL

noun
  • This is not her first ACL tear.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Raridon tore his right ACL twice.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The two big ones have been the ACL and the Achilles.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The Africa trip was a part of that, ACL tears are a part of that.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Blake Craig tore his ACL and is out for the season.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
  • At first glance, the injury looked like a sprain, maybe an ACL tear at worst.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Pikachu can't tear an ACL or get a DUI.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Thompson was lost in Game 6 with a torn ACL.
    — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
  • That has nothing to do with her ACL, nothing to with her knee.
    — Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • It’s feared to be a season-ending ACL tear.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The doctor that performed her ACL surgery.
    — Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
  • What happens when the ACL is injured?
    — Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
  • And yes, my ACL is 100% ruptured.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
  • And yes, my ACL is 100% ruptured.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
  • If not for the torn ACL, Kraft would have been higher on this list.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • Six games earlier, Bosa’s ACL popped in his right knee.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • He's dealt with a torn ACL, strained obliques and strained quadriceps over the last four seasons.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • His offseason surgery for a torn ACL came as a surprise.
    — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Shanahan said after the game that the team feared Williams had torn his ACL.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The nine-time All-Star tore the ACL in his left knee last March.
    — Schuyler Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • This is now the second time in a little over a year that Brooks has torn his ACL.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • This wasn’t just a dislocation or an ACL.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But just a week before her race, the 41-year-old tore her ACL in practice.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 16 Apr. 2026
  • VanVleet will miss the entire season due to a torn ACL.
    — Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Melton cleared a major hurdle in his recovery from a torn ACL.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The star guard is out for the season while recovering from a torn ACL.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Lindsey Vonn won't let a torn ACL stop her Olympic comeback.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The next man on the depth chart, Zach Charbonnet, tore his ACL.
    — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Penix is practicing just six months after surgery to repair the ACL in his left knee.
    — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
  • Lew, who is recovering from an ACL tear, will likely slip to the fourth round.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026

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