How to Use anterior cruciate ligament in a Sentence

anterior cruciate ligament

noun
  • That’s when White went down for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Jacobs tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the first quarter of Sunday's loss to the Denver Broncos and will miss the rest of the season.
    Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Dean tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in high school.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 25 Sep. 2022
  • The anterior cruciate ligament is a thick band of tissue connecting the thigh bone (the femur) to the shinbone (the tibia).
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Barkley tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while being tackled against the Bears on Sept. 20.
    Tom Canavan, Star Tribune, 8 June 2021
  • The fourth-year running back tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in Week 3 last season and hasn’t looked close to returning.
    Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Beckham suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament while playing in the Super Bowl for the Rams and was at the game Thursday night.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022
  • David Bakhtiari will be ready for the start of the season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament on Dec. 31.
    Steve Megargee, Star Tribune, 29 July 2021
  • The injury was a tear in one of his anterior cruciate ligaments.
    Salvador Rodriguez, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The second overall pick in 2014 has had two anterior cruciate ligament tears in his left knee.
    BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2021
  • Thompson tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the next game.
    New York Times, 17 June 2022
  • Tearing her anterior cruciate ligament three times in four years, dating to high school, and breaking her hand during her sophomore year at UCLA had robbed her of her joy in the sport.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Hooker tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in a Nov. 19 loss to South Carolina.
    Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2023
  • Cohen tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee 11 months ago when he was run into while making a fair catch against the Atlanta Falcons.
    Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Now, one year after tearing her right anterior cruciate ligament, Press’ return to the pitch has been postponed by a fourth surgery.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
  • Tuttle was starting in place of Michael Penix Jr., who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in a victory at Maryland last week.
    Steve Megargee, chicagotribune.com, 5 Dec. 2020
  • Funk is a fifth-year senior who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee two seasons in a row before coming back this season.
    Micahel Marot, baltimoresun.com, 28 Nov. 2020
  • But in 2018, Robinson missed all but two games after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
    John Reid, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2022
  • One of the most significant injuries was to Murray, the Denver Nuggets’ starting shooting guard, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee in April and was ruled out for the rest of the season.
    New York Times, 30 June 2021
  • Take out the 2017 season in which Robinson tore his left anterior cruciate ligament in the first quarter of the opener and those startling numbers were all career lows.
    Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 14 Mar. 2022
  • The 27-year-old battled for a spot in training camp but did not appear in a game after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Thompson tore his left anterior cruciate ligament, and Durant tore his right Achilles’ tendon, then left for the Nets in free agency.
    New York Times, 18 May 2022
  • Gallup was a focus in free agency for the Cowboys despite tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the second to last game of the regular season.
    Schuyler Dixon, ajc, 14 Mar. 2022
  • League sources confirmed Sunday that Williams tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
    Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
  • When Woods tore his anterior cruciate ligament in Week 10, some questioned if the Rams would struggle without him as a blocker.
    New York Times, 22 Jan. 2022
  • The Hoosiers’ chances of ending that streak became much tougher with this week’s news that Penix will miss the remainder of the season after tearing an anterior cruciate ligament.
    Tim Bielik, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2020
  • The Hoosiers' chances of ending that streak became much tougher with this week's news that Penix will miss the remainder of the season after tearing an anterior cruciate ligament.
    Steve Megargee, Star Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Saquon Barkley had already been sidelined three weeks since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 10 Oct. 2021
  • But during a game in Miami, Acuña attempts a catch in right field and tears his right anterior cruciate ligament.
    New York Times, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Beckham suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in Week 7 last season against Cincinnati and wasn’t a part of Cleveland’s run to the playoffs.
    BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2021

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