How to Use scapula in a Sentence

scapula

noun
Definition of scapulanext
  • Hard to mess up a butt — just cook it slow until the scapula slides out clean.
    — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 29 June 2018
  • This means the chop was cut from the section of the shoulder just adjacent to the ribs; the bone is a piece of the scapula.
    — John Willoughby, charlotteobserver, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Collins said, with a stress injury to his right scapula.
    — James Wagner, New York Times, 15 June 2017
  • Also, be sure to push the floor away from you with the grounded arm to stabilize the scapula.
    — Emily Abbate, Esquire, 27 June 2017
  • That's the muscle that runs from your neck to your shoulder, and down to your scapula (shoulder blade), on each side.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 23 July 2018
  • Last week, Matt Harvey was found to have a stress injury in the scapula bone in his right shoulder.
    — James Wagner, New York Times, 21 June 2017
  • Aim at the shoulder, halfway up the body or a shade more, to hit the scapula, which will aid bullet expansion.
    — Jeff Johnston, Field & Stream, 8 Oct. 2019
  • Harvey has been sidelined since June with a stress injury to the scapula bone in his right shoulder. ...
    — Adry Torres, courant.com, 22 Aug. 2017
  • DeGrom, who has dealt with a stress reaction on his right scapula, has not pitched in the majors in more than a year.
    — New York Times, 28 July 2022
  • They were put there by a stone blade; on the only unbroken scapula in the set, there are 32 notches, but some have as few as three.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 1 May 2018
  • Using your scapula as your lever, keep your arms straight and slowly resist the pull of the band back together.
    — Ben Walker, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Kevin’s sister, Ileen San, suffered a fractured right scapula, right hand and left wrist.
    — Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 May 2018
  • But whose sky-scraping scapulas risked slicing off an ear?
    — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, 7 May 2019
  • Prosise missed the final six games of the regular season and the two playoff games with a fractured scapula in 2016.
    — Geoffrey C. Arnold, OregonLive.com, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Lesions in the right scapula of a 3,200-year-old skeleton indicate the presence of cancer.
    — Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2014
  • With the cable triceps pull-apart however, the focus switches from the scapula to the triceps.
    — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 13 July 2022
  • The righthander was then shut down late in spring training last year because of a stress reaction in his right scapula and didn’t make his first big-league start until Aug. 2.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Andrew had a concussion and broke two T-vertebrae in his back, his left pelvis bone, his left scapula, five ribs and his nose.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Forsythe missed a month with that injury last year, a hairline fracture of his left scapula also suffered when he was hit by a pitch last May.
    — Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 19 Apr. 2017
  • Sidelined all season by a stress reaction in his right scapula, deGrom gave up four runs on a pair of homers and threw 41 of 67 pitches for strikes.
    — Mike Fitzpatrick, ajc, 27 July 2022
  • DeGrom has been sidelined since late in spring training with a stress reaction in his scapula.
    — Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2022
  • One of Suntok’s fossil finds, a partial scapula with fine fractures, posed a unique challenge, says Rohlicek.
    — Devon Bidal, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Jacob deGrom, the Mets’ other ace, has been shut down all season with a stress reaction in his right scapula.
    — New York Times, 30 June 2022
  • The rhomboids play a role in stabilizing and retracting the scapula.
    — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 26 Jan. 2022
  • The 13-year veteran of the force suffered four broken ribs and a broken scapula, KSTU reported.
    — Natalie Dreier, ajc, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Slowly lower your arms back to the starting position, allowing the scapula to protract and get a full stretch at the bottom.
    — Diego Mercado, Men's Health, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Don’t forget, the key function of your traps is to stabilize your scapula, not just shrug up and down, and the incline row addresses this with great success.
    — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The shotgun blasts also damaged his right lung and fractured his upper left arm and scapula, according to the report.
    — Devon M. Sayers and Alta Spells, CNN, 16 Nov. 2021
  • The driver suffered a broken scapula, clavicle and nicked lung.
    — Elgin Courier-News, 16 June 2017
  • Sam Darnold has started Carolina’s nine games this season, but he is bound for injured reserve with a partial fracture of the scapula.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 11 Nov. 2021

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