How to Use ligament in a Sentence

ligament

noun
  • He sprained ligaments in his knee.
  • The surgery attached the ligament to a bone at the top of his arm.
    — Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 10 May 2018
  • Perez suffered a torn ligament in his knee and will be out four to six weeks.
    — Pete Grathoff, kansascity, 28 Mar. 2018
  • That means more stress on ligaments, joints, and muscles, which wear out.
    — Sara Harrison, WIRED, 28 June 2019
  • But Ramirez tore a ligament in his right thumb and missed two of the next four games.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2022
  • It’s found in skin, tendons, ligaments, and teeth.
    — Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Dalton missed the last five games last season with a torn thumb ligament.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2019
  • The years of stunts mostly took their toll in torn ligaments and battered joints.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 11 May 2024
  • Shohei Ohtani tears a ligament and won’t pitch again this season.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The knees, ankles, shoulders and full-body ligaments that could go pop on any play.
    — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Breaking bones and tearing ligaments is par for the course for those who ply their trade on the piste.
    — Aimee Lewis, CNN, 2 Nov. 2017
  • The severity of a sprain depends on how much of a ligament is torn.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Slap in a tendon to form a new elbow ligament, wait a year and welcome back.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2021
  • If the tear is in the middle of the ligament, the tape might not be effective.
    — La Velle E. Neal Iii, Star Tribune, 10 Sep. 2020
  • Rarely are ligament tears severe enough to warrant surgery.
    — Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
  • This ligament is in the middle of the wrist between the scaphoid and lunate bones.
    — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2024
  • His current issue is a facet joint sprain — a ligament in the left side of his lower back.
    — Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2020
  • Your hormones also play a role in the health of your bones, tendons and ligaments.
    — Jane Manfredi, Fortune Well, 25 July 2023
  • That is when a small chunk of bone attached to a tendon or ligament gets pulled away from the main part of the bone.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2021
  • George tore knee ligaments in the first quarter and missed the final eight games of that season.
    — Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, 31 Aug. 2019
  • The syndesmosis is a group of ligaments just above the ankle joint.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The injury involves damage to the ligaments or bones in the mid-foot.
    — Janis Carr, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The pelvis is a set of bones, ligaments, and muscles that connect the abdomen to the groin and legs.
    — Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The joints, bones, ligaments and skin are disrupted or destroyed by the blast.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 4 July 2025
  • Vanney said that there aren’t any broken bones in the foot, but the surgery will be to repair ligaments.
    — Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The plantar fascia is the ligament that connects the heel to the toes on the bottom of the foot.
    — Amie Just | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Turf toe is a stretching or tearing of the soft tissues and ligaments in a player’s big toe.
    — Ben Morse, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Surgery to repair ligament damage in the elbow is scary for any pitcher, young or old.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
  • The injury involves damage to the ligaments or bones in the middle of the foot.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Davis was here & in good spirits despite the recent news of ligament damage in his left hand.
    — Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 10 Jan. 2026

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