How to Use spine in a Sentence
spine
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Tania checked the front cover of the book, then the back, then the spine.
—Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
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The spine of the blade is rounded half of the way toward the tip of the knife.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
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Heavy is the head that wears the crown, but your spine is strong enough.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2023
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Miguel felt the air leave his lungs and his spine start to buckle.
—Hannah Dreier, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
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This spine was just about two inches too wide on the F1.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023
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The mullet hits at the top of Stewart's spine, all the better to show off the Chanel, of course.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Feb. 2023
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This can put pressure on the spinal cord and nerves that travel through the spine.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
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The wind lifted the hair off her head, skyward in spines behind the bone.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 June 2023
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Suddenly there was a chill in the air, a shiver down the spine.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
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Adding to the size of Spinosaurus was its nearly 5-foot sail that ran along the dinosaur's spine.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2023
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Then the arms and legs bud out like willow catkins and the spine begins to straighten.
—Lori Vogt Rosone, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
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The cancer had already spread to her pelvis, brain, spine, sacrum and adrenal gland.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
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Pain in the hip and leg can come from the hip (like with piriformis syndrome) or from the spine.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2023
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The curse sends shivers down the spines of some 49ers fans because Hearst was the first victim.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 13 June 2024
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Foam roller Best for rolling out tightness in your quads, glutes, and calves, as well as your spine.
—Ben Court, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
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Return to menu Being on your knees for hours can tax even the best joints or spine.
—Laura Daily, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
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Fanny packs don't make your back sweat or twist your spine.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 July 2023
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Ernest doesn’t have a spine, or even much of an identity.
—Vulture, 20 Oct. 2023
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So much of the spine of the show is based around the idea of salesmen as liars and salesmen as storytellers.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2023
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He was told that not enough oxygen was getting to his spine.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 31 July 2023
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The reporter herself was naïve — unaware of what is in the mind, spine, and heart of such people.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 June 2023
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There is my burning spine, and there is August in Seville.
—Kinza Shenn, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2024
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There is a large bloody hole between his shoulder blade and spine.
—Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2024
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He was shot as a teen in a drive-by shooting and played at IU with a bullet lodged in his spine.
—Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2023
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The skills of each principal performer are the spine of the production.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
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When sharing licks of ice cream with friends didn’t cause a shudder to go down your spine.
—oregonlive, 15 July 2023
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Just keep that spine straight and ribs from flaring forward.
—Michelle Marques, Women's Health, 7 Aug. 2023
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Maintaining a strong core and neutral spine, make circles with the plate on the floor.
—Dana Santas, CNN, 25 Feb. 2023
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The distinction lies in the Key Largo's striking tufts of hair and larger spines.
—Shannon McDonagh, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
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Shortly after, Stone discovered that her right vertebral artery, the major artery that supplies blood to the brain and spinal cord, was torn and bleeding into her face, brain, and spine.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 July 2024
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