How to Use breastbone in a Sentence

breastbone

noun
  • The shock was like a punch to my breastbone from the inside out.
    — Kimberly Rex, SELF, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Press firmly against the breastbone with the heel of your hand.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Cut the chicken in half along the breastbone and place in a large bowl.
    — Multiple Authors, House Beautiful, 1 Sep. 2010
  • The bricks fractured his breastbone, bruised his head and broke his ribs.
    — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 12 July 2018
  • Place the heel of your hands in the center of the turkey and breastbone area.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Nov. 2024
  • With each arm swing, your hands should not come up past your breastbone or cross the center line of your body.
    — Wendy Bumgardner, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Amy touched her forehead, her breastbone, both shoulders.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The Breastbone Linger around the chest and find his breastbone.
    — Redbook, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Flip chicken over, and press down on the breastbone to flatten it even further.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Flip the chicken, open it like a book, and press firmly on the breastbone to flatten.
    — EW.com, 18 June 2021
  • The center of the bra lays completely flat against the breastbone.
    — Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Using ball of hand, push on breastbone to flatten out chicken.
    — Kate Merker, Good Housekeeping, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Turn chicken over and, using the ball of your hand, push on the breastbone to flatten.
    — Kate Merker, Country Living, 20 June 2021
  • Using a rolling pin or your hands, press it firmly to break the breastbone and flatten the bird.
    — Georgeanne Brennan, House Beautiful, 25 Oct. 2010
  • Pull your breastbone toward the bar by bending your elbows.
    — Greg Presto, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Doctors opened her abdomen from her breastbone down, looking for more growths.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Dot falls back onto the kitchen sofa as though someone had reached out a palm and pushed on her breastbone.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Pull the legs apart, place your hands on the breasts, and press firmly, cracking the breastbone so the bird lays flat.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Using your palms, press firmly on breastbone to flatten breast.
    — Bon Appetit, 26 June 2017
  • Finally, align the big knife along the breastbone and give a hard slice down, cutting the breasts in two.
    — Amy Brothers, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2017
  • Turn chicken, breast side up, and press firmly against breastbone with the heel of your hand until bone cracks.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 21 June 2023
  • Place the heel of one hand 2 inches from the breastbone, closest to the person's face.
    — Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN, 5 June 2019
  • This feeling rises from behind the breastbone to the bottom of the throat.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Follow the breastbone to carve the breast, using the cartilage as a guide for your knife.
    — Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 19 Feb. 2018
  • The joint is the meeting point between the collarbone and the breastbone.
    — Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2022
  • And almost all were wearing something eye-catching from the breastbone up.
    — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Some suiting made its way down the runway in a dark gray hue with lace detailing around the wrists and breastbone.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The structured neckline, with buttons that start at the breastbone, was a provocative choice.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021
  • With a sharp knife, cut through the breastbone and spread out the chicken halves, leaving the backbone intact.
    — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 11 May 2021
  • Symptoms include a feeling of burning behind the breastbone that can move up to the neck.
    — Serena Gordon, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2019

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