How to Use dislocate in a Sentence

dislocate

verb

• She fell and dislocated her shoulder.
• Thousands of workers have been dislocated by the latest economic crisis.
• The new hotel will dislocate several businesses.
• Much like the grocery store at night where in drag, the lights of we dislocate.
  — Francine J. Harris, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020
• The bone in his right arm was dislocated and snapped in half.
  — Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2024
• And Mahomes is doubtful for the Chiefs, still on the mend from dislocating a knee.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2019
• The teenager also tried to push him off of her, dislocating her shoulder in the process, the records show.
  — Ryan Tarinelli, Fox News, 27 July 2018
• No need to struggle with pulling these up and over your calves, dislocating a finger in the process.
  — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2023
• The other staffers started pulling the boy off the first staffer, who fell and dislocated his shoulder.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 28 Feb. 2020
• In some cases, an athlete may even dislocate the big toe.
  — Elizabeth Quinn, Verywell Health, 17 May 2023
• Tate Johnson dislocated his elbow and will be out the rest of spring.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 20 Mar. 2023
• Miller dislocated a knee and damaged an artery, which left him in danger of losing the leg.
  — Kate Shepherd, Chicago Reader, 31 Oct. 2017
• These are signs that it may be broken or dislocated rather than just sprained.
  — Stacey Colino, Parents, 20 Sep. 2023
• Hada first dislocated her shoulder in the third set of that match and sat out 14 matches.
  — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 3 Dec. 2019
• Mahomes dislocated the patella in the knee while sneaking for a first down in last week’s win in Denver.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2019
• Wolfe dislocated his elbow in the fourth quarter on Sunday against the Chargers and did not return to the game.
  — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2019
• The Chiefs star, just two weeks after dislocating his kneecap, practiced with the Chiefs’ second team this week.
  — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2019
• In the midst of a solid camp, the 2016 first-round pick dislocated the middle finger on his right hand on a slide into second base.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2020
• Mahomes looked very healthy playing for the first time since dislocating his right kneecap Oct. 17.
  — Teresa M. Walker, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2019
• The worst part of the night for the Bulldogs was when sophomore Leonardo Seanez dislocated his elbow on a special teams play.
  — Joe Naiman, Ramona Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2017
• Thor bluntly asks) and provides the biggest laughs as he body-slams bros, dislocates his shoulder and can't help but tell the truth at every turn.
  — Garrett Mitchell, azcentral, 15 Aug. 2019
• Zane hit his head on the steering wheel, broke his forearm and dislocated his shoulder.
  — CBS News, 30 Jan. 2018
• An argument started over the transaction, and Jackson pushed one of the other men to the floor hard enough to break the man's arm and dislocate his shoulder.
  — Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 1 Mar. 2021
• The move led to him dislocating his shoulders and fracturing his neck.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
• The impact of the crash ripped gashes into his forehead, both cheeks and upper lip and dislocated his skull.
  — Ann Zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2018
• When that detail comes within the context of Laramie, the effect is dislocating.
  — Vulture, 6 Apr. 2023
• Alex Anzalone has dislocated his right shoulder three times in the past five years.
  — Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com, 31 May 2018
• Well, Bellinger has dislocated his shoulder more than once diving for balls at first base, but not while diving for balls in the outfield.
  — Houston Mitchell, latimes.com, 27 June 2019
• But one of the three newer arrivals, a large, adult female named Yippee, arrived with a broken and dislocated jaw.
  — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
• But after all of that talk of a 127 Hours-style rescue, Avery merely has to dislocate the woman’s elbow to dislodge her arm and bring her safely to shore.
  — Claire Franken, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024