He shook my hand and nearly dislocated my shoulder. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
dislocate joints. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The jaw gapes wide enough to dislocate, snaps shut. From Wordnik.com. [Starfish] Reference
A constant vogue of triumphs dislocate man, so it seems. From Wordnik.com. [Rearrange your liver to the solid mental grace] Reference
Create an infinity symbol when you elegantly dislocate his arm!. From Wordnik.com. [Hokas Pokas]
WARNING: Pulling here can dislocate the knee (or break the bone). From Wordnik.com. [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference
They say that all he did was dislocate his hip, other than that, OK. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2009] Reference
Her arms dislocate whenever she carries anything heavier than five pounds. From Wordnik.com. [How U.S. Health System] Reference
Instead of stretching the cord, this could dislocate the knee or break the leg. From Wordnik.com. [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference
Virgil, or to tumble that heavy Aquinas from the ladder and dislocate his joints?. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author] Reference
This will dislocate the thumbs of the drowning person and he must let go his hold. From Wordnik.com. [Swimming Scientifically Taught A Practical Manual for Young and Old] Reference
This time he pulled her hand so fiercely it seemed to nearly dislocate her shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [Curse of the Shadowmage]
The elevators are levers which act to mobilise and dislocate the tooth from its socket. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Her limbs dislocate at the slightest movement, even when she turns over in bed at night. From Wordnik.com. [How U.S. Health System] Reference
A reasonable amount of hard shaking would dislocate its muddy basis and engulf the city. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited] Reference
If one is to rule, and to continue ruling, one must be able to dislocate the sense of reality. From Wordnik.com. [Nineteen Eighty-four] Reference
Should he show himself ill-disposed, after having agreed to help them, they dislocate his arm. From Wordnik.com. [Brittany & Its Byways] Reference
When you press against a persons jaw while taking out a tooth you can sometimes dislocate it. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
But if you happen to be on the wrong side of it on a given day, it can also dislocate your life. From Wordnik.com. [President Remarks To National Association Of Realtors] Reference
Wind creates a suction force on tiles with the tendency to dislocate them or even to blow them off. From Wordnik.com. [5 Fixing of tiles] Reference
I really want to know what was going on around, even if I then dislocate the piece from that period. From Wordnik.com. [Christina Patterson: Interview With David McVicar: "I Am Good at What I Do Because I Care So Much"] Reference
Also be sure joints do not dislocate when you test for contractures, because this can fool you, too. From Wordnik.com. [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference
If you hold the foot so it does not dislocate, you will see that the ankle has a severe contracture. From Wordnik.com. [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference
Barbara Calder suffers Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a genetic disease that causes her joints to dislocate. From Wordnik.com. [How U.S. Health System] Reference
I then realized the baby was screaming because its mother was about to dislocate its little baby jaw. From Wordnik.com. [unclebob Diary Entry] Reference
Yeah, you can barely -- I have to go in very gingerly so I don't fall and dislocate a hip or something. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 1, 2002] Reference
"Nora, don't allow your old friend and playmate to dislocate his spine in his efforts to show his sorrow.". From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College] Reference
Isolation camps had hastily to be formed, for the evil threatened to dislocate whole corps and even armies. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry] Reference
A massive yawn threatened to dislocate her jaw; she hadn't gotten much sleep during the long wait for morning. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Lines]
Lifting receivers off the ground, throwing 101-mph fastballs that dislocate fingers, showing deft touch when needed. From Wordnik.com. [Rockies Prevail in 13th Inning,] Reference
We need to get with the alliances that are trying to dislocate the Taliban and work with them, the Northern Alliance. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 25, 2001] Reference
A switch to other alternative fuels will dislocate millions of workers who are engaged in oil related business enterprises. From Wordnik.com. [Oil Price Rollback Comes in Slomo] Reference
Pull heel harder than you push on foot - or you may dislocate foot upward instead of stretching the ankle cord and muscles. From Wordnik.com. [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference
T.P. Hughes to twist or dislocate half a sentence from a verse and put it forth to demonstrate and prove a certain object of his. From Wordnik.com. [A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885] Reference
Pushing like this can hurt or dislocate the foot instead of stretching the cord - especially if the foot is paralyzed or very weak. From Wordnik.com. [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference
A publicity photo shoot for The Mother Nature Network goes off the rails when I dislocate my shoulder while half-neked in Columbus Circle. From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Kesselman: On The Streets: A Green Photoshoot (VIDEO)] Reference
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