How to Use elbow in a Sentence

elbow

1 of 2 noun
  • He wore a tattered coat with holes in the elbows.
  • An elbow to the chops to slow a rush.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
  • By then, the swelling had reached my elbow.
    — Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Like on the next play, with an elbow or fist?
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The man groaned again when the nurse touched his elbow.
    — Darrell Smith may 1, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
  • Jean takes your elbow, Jacques your coat.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Lift your right knee to the side and pull your right elbow down to meet it.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Bend your elbow and rotate to the right.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
  • My elbow hit him right there above the shoulder.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The woman had lost her left arm from the elbow down.
    — Josh Cradduck, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
  • It was done to help loosen the stiffness around his elbow.
    — Jaylon Thompson may 24, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026
  • Towns receives the ball at the left elbow.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Their arms are bent at the elbows, palms facing down.
    — Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Pull your left knee toward your right elbow.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
  • To do the talking with your elbows.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The male nurse bent her arms eight times while holding her elbows.
    — Laura Vazquez, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Showing so much as an ear or an elbow could count as a crime.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
  • An elbow doesn’t equal two feet, so his foot would have had to come down, as well.
    — Arnie Stapleton, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Place your left elbow outside your right thigh.
    — Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Make sure your shoulders and elbows are stacked over your wrists.
    — Jenessa Connor, Health, 5 June 2026
  • Your dry elbows and cracked knuckles don’t stand a chance.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
  • Place your elbow on the floor aligned with your hips and shoulders.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Pull up, bringing elbows close to ribs.
    — Gretchen Reynolds, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The impact of the fall scraped the skin off her elbow and bruised her leg.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Hip-hop, jazz, and gospel didn’t merely rub elbows in his songs.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The male then tried to choke her using the crook of his elbow around her neck.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The male then tried to choke her using the crook of his elbow around her neck.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The male then tried to choke her using the crook of his elbow around her neck.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • Keep your elbows close to your body and push the rope or bar towards your thighs.
    — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 1 July 2026
  • On the exhale, raise both arms out to the side with a slight bend at each elbow.
    — Leoni Jesner, Health, 1 Nov. 2025

elbow

2 of 2 verb
  • The actor's bodyguards rudely elbowed everyone out of the way.
  • Everyone was shoving and elbowing to get a good position.
  • The 14-year-old is all knees and elbows this year.
    — Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025
  • How might a chloroplast elbow its way through the crowd?
    — Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
  • Bring your right knee toward your left elbow.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Bend elbows out wide to the sides bringing head to touch the floor.
    — Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The other one laughed but elbowed him.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Then, row left elbow back, bringing weight up to your rib cage.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health.com, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Place your feet hip-width apart and elbows shoulder-width apart.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Place your feet hip-width apart and elbows shoulder-width apart.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
  • All at once the skin of his forearm, from wrist to elbow, was in bloody stripes.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • No one needs to be elbowing or fighting their way to the top.
    — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The woman was shot in the upper chest and left elbow.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Arms shoulder width apart, palms flat on the floor, elbows straight, weight on your palms and toes.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 25 May 2023
  • Pain creams are most useful for joints very close to the skin, such as on the hand, knee or elbow.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Squeeze your mid-back and drive your upper arm and elbows backto row the weight up.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 30 June 2023
  • The players wear helmets, kneepads, wrist guards, mouth guards and elbow pads.
    — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 29 June 2022
  • Mario elbowed me into a small windbreak.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The role required her to wear a helmet, knee pads, elbow pads, wrist guards and a mouth piece.
    — Jason Gay, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2022
  • People can talk about it just as (if) somebody has a knee or elbow injury.
    — Star Tribune, 29 July 2021
  • Most are narrow, from elbow to elbow, and barely tall enough for a short man.
    — Ilan Ben Zion, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
  • There are all kinds of injuries that can occur to your arm, shoulder, and elbow.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 7 June 2021
  • The teen fought back, elbowing Lowery and yelling for help.
    — Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Some asked for a selfie; others exchanged wrist and elbow bumps.
    — New York Times, 4 Apr. 2021
  • But after a slew of reorgs, the team was sharp-elbowed, burned out and fractured.
    — Jill D. Griffin, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Chicken skins have been trying to elbow out chicharrones for some time, but this may be their year.
    — Kim Severson, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Press your knee and elbow together.
    — Riya Davda, Outside, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The sixth year becomes a club option due to a clause relating to elbow or arm surgery.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 7 June 2023
  • In 2021, elbow surgery sidelined him for months.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Gunn responded by elbowing Klesmit in the left side of the face.
    — Steve Megargee, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024

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