How to Use thigh bone in a Sentence

thigh bone

noun
  • So, think of the femur (thigh bone), tibia (shin bone), humerus (upper arm bone), and even the fingers.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The same defects were also detected in the joint between the shin and thigh bones in a quarter of the group.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • If the fracture extends into the knee joint, like Vonn’s, pins may be placed in both the thigh bone and the shin bone to hold everything steady.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Meanwhile, a femoral fracture is a break in the femur, or thigh bone, and is usually the result of high-impact trauma, such as a car crash.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Thursday was the 62nd day the Padres have been without Tatis due to a stress fracture in his right femur (thigh bone).
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2024
  • Two decades later, studies on other parts of that discovery—its forearms, or ulnae, and thigh bone, or femur—were reported.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Researchers said a thigh bone found in the cave had bite marks suggesting the person may have been killed or scavenged by a predator, the Reuters news agency reported.
    — CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The researchers also found that at least four of the woman’s long bones – femur (or thigh bone), humerus from both upper arms and ulna from the forearm – were modified before she was laid to rest.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
  • Other top skiers have competed for years with ACL tears, the main ligament that connects the thigh bone to the shin bone and provides stability to the knee.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Sherpa was airlifted to Kathmandu, where doctors treated him for frostbite, severe dehydration and a fractured thigh bone.
    — CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • The results showed minor articular cartilage defects (damage or injury to the smooth cartilage), mostly between the kneecap and thigh bone, in more than half of participants.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • He was found on Thursday morning, crawling towards Base Camp, and airlifted to Kathmandu, where doctors are treating him for frostbite, severe dehydration and a fractured thigh bone.
    — CBS News, 10 June 2026

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