right elbow

collocation in English

meaningsofrightandelbow

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right
adjective
uk
/raɪt/us
/raɪt/
correct:
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elbow
noun[C]
uk
/ˈel.bəʊ/us
/ˈel.boʊ/
the part in the middle of the arm where it bends, or the part of a piece of clothing that covers ...
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(Definition ofrightandelbowfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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His left wrist was held by one man and hisrightelbowby another.
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There is extensive insect loss in the proper right leg, some at the properrightelbow, and at the fronts of both feet.
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He rests hisrightelbowon a tree trunk, in an unstable position, supported only on his left leg.
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His 2009 season ended when he suffered a fracturedrightelbow.
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He has suffered greatly from injuries through his career, especially to his knees andrightelbow.
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But her head is turned backward to look at the rider, her right arm reaching up to touch hisrightelbow.
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While playing there, he damaged a tendon in hisrightelbow, which required surgery and knocked him out for the entire 1999 season.
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Hisrightelbowwould be down while his left up as opposed to having them near perfectly level.
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However, he returned home before the games started due to a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in hisrightelbow.
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It was also learned that he had hyper-extended hisrightelbowin the collision as well.
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The relief on the pedestal's proper left side is a profile view of a seated woman resting herrightelbowon a globe.
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At address, the left elbow should point directly at the left hipbone and therightelbowshould point directly at the right hipbone.
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He underwent season-ending surgery to repair nerve damage in hisrightelbow.
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His luck did not improve in, as he developed inflammation in hisrightelbowduring spring training.
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Nawa-pro was plagued with arightelbowinjury between 2010 and 2012.
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He made just 13 appearances that season due to a torn ligament in hisrightelbow.
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His military wrestling career was cut short in 1999 when he tore ligaments in hisrightelbow.
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He proved his claims with a black spot on hisrightelbowand soon gathered many adherents.
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In the fight he temporarily led the regiment and was seriously wounded, hit in hisrightelbow, his jaw, and thigh.
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