broken ankle

collocation in English

meaningsofbrokenandankle

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broken
adjective
uk
/ˈbrəʊ.kən/us
/ˈbroʊ.kən/
damaged, no longer able ...
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ankle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæŋ.kəl/us
/ˈæŋ.kəl/
the joint (= place where two bones are connected) between the foot and the leg, or the thin part of the leg just above ...
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(Definition ofbrokenandanklefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In that type of place, abrokenankle, a hard frost or many other terrible things may happen.
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It may be a case of accident, abrokenankle, or a broken collar bone, which would make it difficult for him to get away.
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At 20 years old his playing career was cruelly cut short when abrokenanklefailed to heal correctly.
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However, he suffered abrokenanklewith a couple of months of the season remaining.
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He played only two years of football and missed most of his junior season with abrokenankle.
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It was later revealed that he had probably played the 1938 season with abrokenankle.
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He did originally impress but was stretchered off midway in the second half with a suspectedbrokenankle.
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He had an injury-plagued career, including abrokenankle, a fractured collarbone, and a dislocated shoulder.
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His unrehearsed showtime jump resulted in a crash landing with abrokenankle.
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He scored points in six of the nine races he started before abrokenankleended his season.
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Franchitti suffered two fractured vertebrae, abrokenankleand a concussion in the accident.
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At the age of 22, he suffered abrokenankleand decided to retire as a player.
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He also missed his last seven high school games with abrokenankle.
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He had suffered abrokenankleearly in training camp.
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The site accident history was exceptionally safe with the worst injury being abrokenankle.
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He played once more before sustaining abrokenanklein training that was to keep him out for four months.
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He then, however, missed virtually all of his senior season with abrokenankle.
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In his mid-late teens he became a semi-professional skateboarder before an accident saw him off his feet for eight months with abrokenankle.
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He sustained abrokenanklethat ended his season.
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He was stretchered off with a suspectedbrokenanklein the 42nd minute.
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