How to Use hyperextend in a Sentence

hyperextend

verb
  • Keep your back flat, pelvis slightly tucked, and core engaged throughout to avoid hyperextending your back.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 16 Mar. 2018
  • The team found that the ability of bone-on-bone specimens to hyperextend matched that of the fossils.
    — Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 1 June 2015
  • Robinson hyperextended his right knee a few days before the opener.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Carter tweaked his left ankle and Daniel Gafford hyperextended his right elbow on the first day of camp.
    — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Jokic hyperextended his left knee, resulting in a bone bruise.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
  • But another huge mistake is twisting or hyperextending your back to propel and throw the snow off the shovel.
    — Jacqueline Andriakos, Health.com, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Jokic hyperextended his knee and will likely be out until the All-Star break.
    — Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The elbow was hyperextended and an MRI was performed on the junior.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Whitlock, who slipped on a wet mound Sunday and hyperextended his left knee, tried to pitch through the pain but had an injection Wednesday.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Turner, a right-hand shooting stretch big, hyperextended his right elbow and missed nine games shortly before the All-Star break.
    — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Layman hyperextended the big toe on his left foot while trying to nab a loose ball in Minnesota’s win in Utah on Monday.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Garrett Wilson hyperextended his knee in London and is expected to miss a couple of weeks.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Garrett Wilson hyperextended his knee in London and is expected to miss a couple of weeks.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This game began as Denver’s first without Jokic, who had hyperextended his knee two nights earlier.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Kuminga tweaked his right ankle and hyperextended the knee Thursday in the first half of a loss to the Mavericks in Dallas.
    — Sam Gordon, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Nearly a month ago, Nikola Jokić hyperextended his knee in a game against Miami.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Hoetzel has had three surgeries on the knee and hyperextended it during preseason practice last October.
    — Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Kirkpatrick hyperextended his knee and Jackson suffered a shoulder injury.
    — Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, 17 Oct. 2019
  • DeGrom hyperextended his elbow while swinging a bat Wednesday night in a loss to the Atlanta Braves.
    — Matt Ehalt, USA TODAY, 3 May 2018
  • DiVincenzo’s lower leg injury looked bad, and Edwards appeared to hyperextend his knee.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • DiVincenzo’s lower leg injury looked bad, and Edwards appeared to hyperextend his knee.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • These are the lessons that keep Wembanyama pushing to get back in the lineup when his knee was hyperextended earlier in the week and the Spurs want to put him in restraints for his own good.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Rafaela aggravated his back on a diving catch during the homestand last week and Contreras hyperextended his elbow on a swing over the weekend.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • Alabama guard Herbert Jones will be a game-time decision after hyperextending his elbow against Penn last week.
    — Matt Zenitz | [email protected], al, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Fewer Russian characters would squeeze their palates, and fewer Irish characters would hyperextend their vowels.
    — Reid Singer, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The Auburn softball second baseman, who played last season with a brace on her right knee after hyperextending it early in the season, has torn the cover off the ball to open her sophomore season.
    — James Crepea, AL.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Victor Wembanyama hyperextended his knee in a win over Indiana on New Year’s Eve and missed the last two games.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
  • During the Jets’ Week 6 loss to the Broncos in London, Wilson first hyperextended his knee, which cost him two games.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
  • Replays showed his right knee hyperextended in an uncomfortable direction, and he was carted off the field by Toronto medical personnel.
    — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • DeGrom, the Mets’ best starter this season, hyperextended his right elbow on a swing in the third inning of a 7-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 May 2018

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