How to Use hyperextend in a Sentence

hyperextend

verb

• The team found that the ability of bone-on-bone specimens to hyperextend matched that of the fossils.
  — Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 1 June 2015
• Carter tweaked his left ankle and Daniel Gafford hyperextended his right elbow on the first day of camp.
  — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 22 Oct. 2019
• DeGrom, the Mets’ best starter this season, hyperextended his right elbow on a swing in the third inning of a 7-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 May 2018
• The elbow was hyperextended and an MRI was performed on the junior.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 14 Nov. 2019
• Ahmed hyperextended his right knee in the third quarter.
  — Adam Jude, The Seattle Times, 15 Oct. 2018
• Layman hyperextended the big toe on his left foot while trying to nab a loose ball in Minnesota’s win in Utah on Monday.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 21 Nov. 2019
• Keep your back flat, pelvis slightly tucked, and core engaged throughout to avoid hyperextending your back.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 16 Mar. 2018
• DeGrom hyperextended his elbow while swinging a bat Wednesday night in a loss to the Atlanta Braves.
  — Matt Ehalt, USA TODAY, 3 May 2018
• But another huge mistake is twisting or hyperextending your back to propel and throw the snow off the shovel.
  — Jacqueline Andriakos, Health.com, 6 Feb. 2018
• Turner, a right-hand shooting stretch big, hyperextended his right elbow and missed nine games shortly before the All-Star break.
  — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2018
• To recap: Gobert hyperextends his left knee and suffers a bone bruise just 12 seconds into Game 1, then returns in Game 4.
  — Sam Amick, USA TODAY, 3 May 2017
• Vonn hyperextended and sprained a ligament in her knee during a training crash on Nov. 19.
  — Andrew Dampf, The Seattle Times, 17 Dec. 2018
• His knee hyperextended in a win at Arizona on Oct. 31 when it was struck by defensive end Chandler Jones’s helmet.
  — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 25 Nov. 2019
• Robinson hyperextended his right knee a few days before the opener.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2019
• The Auburn softball second baseman, who played last season with a brace on her right knee after hyperextending it early in the season, has torn the cover off the ball to open her sophomore season.
  — James Crepea, AL.com, 9 Feb. 2018
• On a rainy night against the Giants at Nationals Park, Harper hyperextended his left knee and suffered a deep bone bruise when while attempting to beat out an infield grounder.
  — Jay Jaffe, SI.com, 18 Sep. 2017
• In a recent practice, the linebacker’s left hand hyperextended on a routine tackle.
  — Carter Karels, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2018
• Labissiere might not have even been on the court in the fourth quarter if Hassan Whiteside hadn’t hyperextended his knee earlier in the game and Zach Collins hadn’t dislocated his shoulder earlier in the week.
  — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2019
• Celtics injuries: Marcus Morris (sore right knee) is out; Aron Baynes (hyperextended left knee) is probable.
  — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 17 Oct. 2017
• Waiters, who had black elastic therapeutic tape on his elbow to treat nerve pain after hyperextending his right arm against the Spurs to start the road trip, made his four three shots after going 1 for 10 in Saturday's win over the Nets.
  — Manny Navarro, miamiherald, 11 Dec. 2017
• Pitcher Corey Kluber (lower back strain) and outfielder Austin Jackson (hyperextended big toe) are also on the disabled list.
  — Zack Meisel, cleveland.com, 16 May 2017
• Alabama guard Herbert Jones will be a game-time decision after hyperextending his elbow against Penn last week.
  — Matt Zenitz | [e-mail], al, 11 Nov. 2019
• Hoetzel has had three surgeries on the knee and hyperextended it during preseason practice last October.
  — Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 Sep. 2017
• DeGrom, who exited the 7-0 loss after only 46 pitches, hyperextended his right elbow while batting, the Mets said later.
  — James Wagner, New York Times, 2 May 2018
• Starting center Hassan Whiteside hyperextended his left knee in the second quarter against the Thunder and, despite returning to play 13 minutes, 19 seconds in the second half, did not practice on Friday.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2019
• Fewer Russian characters would squeeze their palates, and fewer Irish characters would hyperextend their vowels.
  — Reid Singer, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2020
• The guest gymnast was dangerously low, resulting in her slamming into the carpet with each landing, ankles and knees hyperextended to absorb the impact resulting from the incorrect angle.
  — Rachael Denhollander, SI.com, 9 Sep. 2019
• Kirkpatrick hyperextended his knee and Jackson suffered a shoulder injury.
  — Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, 17 Oct. 2019
• Beyond the horrible teen, there were plenty of other challenges: the general frequency with which men and women leaned on my windpipe or manipulated my joints or hyperextended my elbows.
  — GQ, 6 Feb. 2018
• This can be caused by a neck injury, hyperextending your neck, or undergoing chiropractic neck manipulation, but Boden-Albala reminds us that these are rare.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 11 Sep. 2018

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