How to Use joint in a Sentence

joint

1 of 3 noun
  • She's been having pain in her muscles and joints.
  • There wasn't a screw out of joint.
    — Time Staff, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Why does the cold make joints ache?
    — Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The big toe is made up of two joints.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But check joints and straps to be safe.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Turf toe is a sprain of the main joint of the big toe.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Ice Spice knows her way around a fast-food joint.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • What if your joints can’t handle it?
    — Dana Santas Feb 28, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
  • There is a plan to replace the bridge joints.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Six joints climbing across the street.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Kesselman came equipped with a half-pound joint.
    — Steve Bloom, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
  • This joint is not one thing but many, like the city itself.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Popeyes isn’t the first fast food joint to add truffle to their menu.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Check frames for chips, rust spots, hairline cracks, or loose joints.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The bank has a buy rating on the burger joint.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 4 May 2026
  • The four arms don't rely on motors at each joint.
    — Omar Kardoudi may 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2026
  • This joint is located right at the base of your big toe.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • With her hands in her pockets, Stone then pulled out a joint.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Some of them qualify as hole-in-the-wall joints.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Even his joints have had a metallic upgrade.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 May 2026
  • At night, the bagel shop becomes a smash burger joint.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Both burger joints will be near freeways.
    — Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Two of the mothers were on top of the hood of a car smoking a joint.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Above-the-knee amputees also need a knee joint, which costs more.
    — Jennie Coughlin, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Cooling Gel Sleeves help soothe sore joints.
    — Tory Johnson, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • These include mattress seams, box spring edges, and bed frame joints.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Live music on the weekends makes this a good joint for late-night fun, too.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 11 May 2023
  • The Green Parrot is a beer joint through and through.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
  • This eclectic seafood joint takes a turn into a dive bar scene once the sun goes down.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
  • May the true best burger joint in the Bluff City win.
    — Jacob Wilt, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 20 Mar. 2026

joint

2 of 3 adjective
  • They had a joint account at the bank.
  • Democrats pushed for a joint election.
    — Cbs Texas Staff, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The pair will even give a joint toast at the reception.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In other words, the paper isn’t just about how a joint burns.
    — Sara Payan, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Peck jokes in a joint interview with Mejia.
    — Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Swimming can also reduce joint load and ease any back and pelvic pain.
    — Hannah Silverman, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
  • At a joint party such as this, sometimes your presence is present enough.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
  • But the court’s three liberals touched on it in their joint dissent.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The two brothers will serve as joint co-CEOs.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • There are also plans for pocket parks and more joint-use parks at local schools.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Gulf budgets face new pressures, and some joint projects will be delayed or shelved.
    — Daniel Benaim, Time, 18 May 2026
  • For these patients, joint pain can disrupt work, school and daily life.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • It also is used for bruising, joint pain, sprains, swelling and healing wounds.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Bell said some patients wait six months for spine surgery and nine months for a joint replacement.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Her children also made their first joint appearance of the year at the event.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 13 June 2026
  • His family confirmed the news in a joint statement at the time.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This is the fifth child found by Kuno and Calhoun in their joint careers.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Marcus was next seen smiling alongside his dad as the pair took a joint selfie in the room.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Friday marked the second of two joint practices between the teams.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
  • You’ll be best served by keeping boundaries clear and joint funds accountable to all.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Not just a cellulite cream, this can also relieve joint tension.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 23 July 2024
  • Reuters was first to report the discussions for a joint venture.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Footage of their joint gesture went viral on social media.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Yildiz was joint-top scorer in qualifying with three goals.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
  • Porter joked during their joint interview.
    — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
  • Helpful for joint support and is found in cartilage.
    — Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 29 May 2026
  • Lawson said in a joint Instagram post.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Other symptoms include headache, muscle pain, joint swelling or rash.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • How often does the FBI conduct joint raids?
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
  • This pet bed features ortho foam for support and is ideal for older pets with joint pain.
    — Anna Lane, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025

joint

3 of 3 verb
  • With laser guidance, contractors applied epoxy to joint the blocks end-on.
    — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
  • The former couple also agreed to joint legal custody of their daughters.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The former couple eventually agreed to joint legal and physical custody.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Health inspectors gave the fast food burger joint a yellow placard after failing to find paper towels inside the paper towel dispenser in the back kitchen hand sink.
    — Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The former couple agreed to joint legal and physical custody of their two children, daughter Lola and son Nakoa-Wolf.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Right now in India, a Reliance-Disney joint $20 million bid is the primary offer, according to Reuters.
    — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • Since January 1, Arsenal have made seven errors leading to an opposition shot, joint most in the league with Newcastle.
    — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Open for more than three decades, the dining room became quite the who’s who joint for downtown luminaries, with everyone from supermodels to celebrities to regular ol’ New Yorkers coming through its doors.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 June 2026
  • The former couple eventually agreed to joint legal and physical custody, according to the documents obtained by Fox News Digital.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Not everyone is enamored with South Florida, and that’s their right (just ask Nick Saban, who couldn’t leave the Dolphins fast enough to joint the Alabama Crimson Tide).
    — Omar Kelly october 10, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The Improper Pig Local barbecue joint The Improper Pig will open the doors on its flagship restaurant in Plaza Midwood on Monday, February 16.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Single filers with annual incomes of between $20,500 and $35,500 will qualify for reduced matching contributions, as will joint filers making up to $71,000.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 29 May 2026

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