How to Use humerus in a Sentence

humerus

noun
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  • Thicker bones, like the femur and humerus, tend to better withstand heat.
    — Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The age of the female skeleton at 18 years old was determined based on the epiphyseal lines of her humerus.
    — Brie Stimson, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Lexy was diagnosed with the bone cancer in her right humerus in October 2019.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The femur, tibia, and humerus reconstructions enabled them to calculate the bone length.
    — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The humerus is the bone in the upper wing that withstands the most force of a bird in flight.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Aidan took it in stride though, and now has a bionic humerus.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • The bones were brought into alignment, and Watkins put a big clamp on the humerus to hold it in place.
    — The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The result was a fractured humerus bone in the same shoulder.
    — Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The doctor told Joey that her mom’s humerus bone had fractured.
    — AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
  • She was rushed to the hospital with a fractured humerus – the bone that runs from the shoulder to the elbow.
    — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2021
  • The humerus of one arm featured a lumpy calcified mass.
    — Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, 30 May 2017
  • The humerus of one arm featured a lumpy calcified mass.
    — Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, 30 May 2017
  • The ones of the bones punctured by bullets—her rib, her pelvis, her humerus—did not move me as much as those of her skull.
    — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 27 Jan. 2021
  • The bottom part of the humerus, the bone of your upper arm, has two rounded ends called condyles, which form the top part of the elbow joint.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2023
  • In February, Green broke the humerus bone in her upper arm.
    — Keith Spera, NOLA.com, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The bullet pierced Marie's shoulder and fractured her humerus bone.
    — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Shoulder and humerus — the bone that connects to the shoulder — injuries are not common.
    — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 6 June 2019
  • The muscle inserts into the upper part of the humerus (your upper arm bone) from the inside.
    — David Otey, Men's Health, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Come to find out, there was a tumor there on my humerus exactly where the break happened.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2018
  • Holes are drilled in two bones, the humerus and ulna, and a tendon taken from a wrist or leg is grafted through those holes.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2023
  • But it was limited to four measurements of the skull and three of long bones — the tibia, humerus and radius.
    — Amy McRary, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Three days later, X-ray results showed that Carlson had a fracture at the top of his humerus.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The fourth-year QB revealed the break in his humerus bone — which runs from his shoulder to elbow — to Fox during the network's pregame show.
    — Tom Withers, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Feel the femur or humerus of a Camarasaurus nicknamed Lyle.
    — Matt Campbell, kansascity, 29 June 2018
  • The three heads are connected to your elbow and humerus, and the long head is also connected to the shoulder.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The owl's humerus was still viable, the nerves were still intact and the circulation good, Convy said.
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 8 May 2018
  • The bird had a fractured humerus bone and a substantial wound to muscle and other soft tissues in its wing.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2022
  • In addition to the torn labrum in his left shoulder, Mayfield has a fractured humerus bone, believed to be in the ball that sits in the socket.
    — cleveland, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The bird was unable to fly because of a fractured humerus bone in his wing, and a severe wound in the wing as well, the Humane Society said.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2022
  • In this case, the scientists found little things: some vertebrae, a humerus (upper arm bone), and a bunch of teeth.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 29 July 2022

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