stress fracture
noun
: a usually hairline fracture of a bone that has been subjected to repeated stress
Examples of stress fracture in a Sentence
The gymnast developed a stress fracture in her ankle.
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There aren’t even guarantees a player who suffered two stress fractures to his left ankle in one season can stay on the floor for duration of the home stretch.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
Lively, who last played Jan. 14, is working his way back from a stress fracture in his right ankle.
—Christian Clark, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Lively, meanwhile, incurred a right ankle stress fracture early into a Jan. 14 matchup with the Denver Nuggets.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
As flawed as this team is right now, its response to major in-game adversity is remarkable given its growing offensive limitations that started back in October, when Reese Waters, its top returning scorer and only member of the preseason all-conference team, suffered a stress fracture in his foot.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
Lively, who last played Jan. 14, is working his way back from a stress fracture in his right ankle.
—Christian Clark, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Read More: Mavericks Center Anthony Davis to Miss Multiple Weeks with Significant Injury
Lively, meanwhile, incurred a right ankle stress fracture early into a Jan. 14 matchup with the Denver Nuggets.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
As flawed as this team is right now, its response to major in-game adversity is remarkable given its growing offensive limitations that started back in October, when Reese Waters, its top returning scorer and only member of the preseason all-conference team, suffered a stress fracture in his foot.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Stress fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20fracture. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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