How to Use dislocate in a Sentence

dislocate

verb
Definition of dislocatenext
Synonyms for dislocatenext
  • Thousands of workers have been dislocated by the latest economic crisis.
  • The lawsuit says a team of jailers held her down during the injection, dislocating her thumb.
    — Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 11 June 2024
  • By video, Siemian appears to sublux/dislocate his left (non-throwing) shoulder.
    — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Oct. 2017
  • After dislocating his ankle, Darby said the timetable would be 4-6 weeks.
    — Zach Berman, Philly.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • The football player dislocated his shoulder during his freshman year.
    — Fletcher Page, The Courier-Journal, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Mr Macron recognises that France cannot stand still while technology dislocates the jobs market.
    — The Economist, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Douglas allegedly kicked the resident in the hand, dislocating a finger.
    — Adam Darby, kansascity, 11 Sep. 2017
  • The worst part of the night for the Bulldogs was when sophomore Leonardo Seanez dislocated his elbow on a special teams play.
    — Joe Naiman, Ramona Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Injury update: DE Bradley Chubb, dislocated his left pinky finger, is fine.
    — Creg Stephenson, AL.com, 14 Oct. 2017
  • As this reporter was flicking through Insta fast enough to dislocate a baby-boomer's thumb, one relatively quiet picture was enough put the brakes on.
    — Chelsea Peng, Marie Claire, 26 Sep. 2017
  • At small, remote or privately owned cemeteries, burial regulations are often less strict and coffins in shallow graves can be dislocated by storms.
    — Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2017
  • In 2007, Mueller also slipped on some ice in February and fractured his fibula and dislocated his ankle.
    — K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Much like the grocery store at night where in drag, the lights of we dislocate.
    — Francine J. Harris, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020
  • The bone in his right arm was dislocated and snapped in half.
    — Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2024
  • And Mahomes is doubtful for the Chiefs, still on the mend from dislocating a knee.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2019
  • The teenager also tried to push him off of her, dislocating her shoulder in the process, the records show.
    — Ryan Tarinelli, Fox News, 27 July 2018
  • No need to struggle with pulling these up and over your calves, dislocating a finger in the process.
    — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The other staffers started pulling the boy off the first staffer, who fell and dislocated his shoulder.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 28 Feb. 2020
  • In some cases, an athlete may even dislocate the big toe.
    — Elizabeth Quinn, Verywell Health, 17 May 2023
  • Tate Johnson dislocated his elbow and will be out the rest of spring.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Miller dislocated a knee and damaged an artery, which left him in danger of losing the leg.
    — Kate Shepherd, Chicago Reader, 31 Oct. 2017
  • These are signs that it may be broken or dislocated rather than just sprained.
    — Stacey Colino, Parents, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Hada first dislocated her shoulder in the third set of that match and sat out 14 matches.
    — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Mahomes dislocated the patella in the knee while sneaking for a first down in last week’s win in Denver.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Wolfe dislocated his elbow in the fourth quarter on Sunday against the Chargers and did not return to the game.
    — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2019
  • The Chiefs star, just two weeks after dislocating his kneecap, practiced with the Chiefs’ second team this week.
    — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2019
  • In the midst of a solid camp, the 2016 first-round pick dislocated the middle finger on his right hand on a slide into second base.
    — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2020
  • Mahomes looked very healthy playing for the first time since dislocating his right kneecap Oct. 17.
    — Teresa M. Walker, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2019
  • Thor bluntly asks) and provides the biggest laughs as he body-slams bros, dislocates his shoulder and can't help but tell the truth at every turn.
    — Garrett Mitchell, azcentral, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Linebacker Jerome Baker walked into the locker room with his right arm in a sling after dislocating his wrist.
    — Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024

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