How to Use tendon in a Sentence

tendon

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  • He was scheduled for the surgery to repair the tendon the next week.
    — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2022
  • My throat was raw, and the Achilles’ tendon in my right leg started to ache.
    — Paul Tough, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Eloy Jiménez has been on the IL since April 24 with a torn right hamstring tendon.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2022
  • In the statement, de la Rocha said that only 8% of the tendon was intact.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 4 Oct. 2022
  • And then ace Lance Lynn suffered a torn tendon in his right knee and will be out six to eight weeks.
    — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The damaged elbow tendon kept Bergeron out of the lineup for four games in March.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2022
  • Dull or sharp pain, sometimes stiffness, along the back of the tendon but typically close to the heel.
    — Ashley Mateo, Health, 11 Feb. 2023
  • That surgery involved grafting part of his left patellar tendon to fix the tear.
    — Stephen Whyno, ajc, 23 Aug. 2022
  • A week later, Jackson tore the patellar tendon in his right knee against Seattle late in the first half.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
  • The Achilles tendon is the attachment between the calf muscle and the bottom of the foot which allows for the motion of pushing off.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2023
  • As a result, these shoes force your feet, ankles, Achilles’ tendons, and calves to work harder.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023
  • But then Oladipo tore his right quadriceps tendon in January of 2019, and nothing has been the same since.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Simply rising up and down on the ball of the foot works the outer leg, and forearm side planks strengthen the tendon under the arch as well as the leg muscles.
    — Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 30 July 2022
  • Speaking of toughness: Lavine played through a tear in one of his patella tendons last season.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 31 July 2023
  • The senior guard had eight points and eight assists in his ninth game back after tearing his Achilles tendon.
    — Aaron Bracy, ajc, 25 Feb. 2023
  • But the air was let out of the balloon on Sept. 11, the first Monday night of the season, when Rodgers tore an Achilles tendon, most likely knocking him out for the season.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Cody Bellinger missed his second game in a row because of a strained abductor tendon.
    — Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2022
  • Bassey left a game against Orlando in the first half with a non-displaced fracture of his left patellar tendon.
    — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Our son sustained a tough injury last spring, tearing a tendon.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Schlatter disease, an inflammation of the area just below the knee where the tendon from the kneecap attaches to the shinbone.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Metz worked with a skilled archer, who fired the arrows and spears at a goat carcass — nine were testedby hand and 73 with a spear thrower and a bow made with a deer tendon.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 23 Feb. 2023
  • One tendon, which connects muscle to bone, and roughly 2 inches of skin were keeping the foot attached to his leg.
    — Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Stepping into the pothole caused Zarza to twist in a way that ruptured her tendon, which required surgery to repair.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2022
  • There have been various tweaks to the technique of using a wrist tendon to fortify the elbow.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • However, anyone can tear their Achilles tendon – which connects the calf muscle to the heel bone – if the tendon is overstretched.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Gray, 80, suffered a stroke last December and tore his Achilles’ tendon in August.
    — Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Mallory Swanson, who led the team with seven goals in five games, tore her patellar tendon in the first game against Ireland.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • Wilson, the Jets' backup quarterback, was brought in after starter Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon three plays into the game.
    — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • After waiting five days for the concrete to cure, tension was applied to metal strands, called tendons, which were placed in the concrete to add strength to the structure.
    — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Buehler suffered what the team called a flexor tendon strain in his right elbow during a start against the San Francisco Giants in June.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022

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