broken thumb

collocation in English

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broken
adjective
uk
/ˈbrəʊ.kən/us
/ˈbroʊ.kən/
damaged, no longer able ...
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thumb
noun[C]
uk
/θʌm/us
/θʌm/
the short, thick finger on the side of your hand that makes it possible to hold and pick things ...
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(Definition ofbrokenandthumbfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Shero was found with abrokenthumband cuts and bruises to his face.
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He had sustained abrokenthumbfrom the crash.
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He was once again plagued by injury and missed three weeks with abrokenthumb.
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A total of 91 people were rescued and there were no fatalities, only onebrokenthumb.
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One detective suffered abrokenthumbin the fracas.
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He played the last five weeks of the season with abrokenthumb.
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He spent most of his rookie year on the injured reserve list with abrokenthumb.
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Not long after this he was on the sidelines with abrokenthumb.
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Abrokenthumbalso limited him to just 49 games in.
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He missed the final nine games of the 2000 season with abrokenthumb.
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He then suffered a severelybrokenthumbalmost immediately after his return, ruling him out for the rest of the campaign.
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He battled a myriad of injuries throughout the season, including a bruised hand, abrokenthumb, a split finger, and losing a fingernail.
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Sherrit missed 4 games following his surgery to repair hisbrokenthumb.
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He had his best season in 199192 with 16 goals and 22 assists for 38 points, despite being sidelined for a month with abrokenthumb.
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He also missed nine games in 2006 with shoulder injuries, and the start of the 2008 with abrokenthumb.
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Even a simple backfire could result in abrokenthumb; it was possible to end up with a broken wrist, or worse.
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He had missed the very end of the 2002 season with abrokenthumb, and newly returned to the ranks for 2003 he endured a summer to forget.
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Ling continued his dominance in the playoffs, scoring seven goals and 15 points in only six games despite playing with abrokenthumb.
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He did not miss any games with that injury or another subsequent ankle sprain even though thebrokenthumbrequired in-season surgery.
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Langford had to be cut free from the wreckage of the convertible, and sustained abrokenthumband finger.
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