How to Use tendon in a Sentence

tendon

noun
  • Wear heels, heel lifts, or high-drop shoes to take strain off the tendon.
    — Outside Online, 17 June 2019
  • 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
  • She's been splitting tendons for about an hour a day for the past week.
    — Shady Grove Oliver, Anchorage Daily News, 29 July 2019
  • When surgery is performed, about 10% to 15% of the tendon can be peeling off the bone.
    — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 8 June 2020
  • Cut through the meat tendons and sinews and then press the meat down firmly to form a lollipop.
    — Allie Morris, ExpressNews.com, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Instead, Archibald played 34 games for the Nets and blew out an Achilles’ tendon.
    — New York Times, 11 Apr. 2021
  • Eloy Jiménez has been on the IL since April 24 with a torn right hamstring tendon.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2022
  • The dogs bit the man’s face and ripped his leg flesh down to muscle and tendon, police said.
    — chicagotribune.com, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Achilles’ tendon injuries remain the most feared in the sport.
    — New York Times, 7 Apr. 2021
  • That shifts the weight of the head from the spine to muscles in the back of the head, which causes bones to grow in the tendons and ligaments.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 June 2019
  • In the statement, de la Rocha said that only 8% of the tendon was intact.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Grandal has been out since July 6 with a torn tendon in his left knee.
    — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Late in that match, she was treated on court for pain in her left Achilles’ tendon.
    — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The eight-time Pro Bowler missed all of 2020 with a dislodged ankle tendon.
    — Tom Withers, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The tendon tool is made from D2 tool steel and held open by a linerlock.
    — Matt Foster, Outdoor Life, 31 Jan. 2020
  • 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
  • That is when a small chunk of bone attached to a tendon or ligament gets pulled away from the main part of the bone.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2021
  • The flexor tendon on the back stretches and then rebounds.
    — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021
  • Zach Triner tore a tendon in the ring finger on his left hand in the Bucs’ season-opener.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Because of the cost to ligaments and tendons that left us cringing at the pain of too many stars.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 14 June 2019
  • Dell tore his Achilles tendon last season and will now have to wait until 2025 to return to the field.
    — Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Bull suffered tendon damage and had chipped bones in her wrist and hand.
    — David Williams, CNN, 17 Aug. 2021
  • If one of the tendons tears near the shoulder, the biceps muscle may sink lower.
    — Dr. Harlan Selesnick, miamiherald, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Molina hadn't played since April 26 because of a strained tendon in his right foot.
    — David Solomon, Star Tribune, 8 May 2021
  • The staff ace, Mike Soroka, tore an Achilles’ tendon in August.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2020
  • When the motor pulled the tendon in one direction, the beam compressed.
    — Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
  • After rinsing, use a cleaver or a very sharp knife to cut the beef tendon into 3- to 4-inch pieces.
    — Vicky Hallett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The 32-year-old underwent surgery on a patella tendon rupture and had been expected to miss the remainder of the season.
    — Sam Joseph, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Casas suffered the injury while running the bases in Friday’s 6-1 win over the Twins, rupturing his tendon while trying to beat out a throw at first base in the bottom of the second inning.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 May 2025

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