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How to use the word shoulders in a Sentence?

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I feel hugely relieved and a bit elated, it’s just a massive weight off my shoulders. I feel like I can move forward, which I have n’t been able to do for some time.

Lucy Siegle

Found on New York Times
10 months ago

We have something on our shoulders, every time we play basketball we’re trying to show people wrong.

Adama Sanogo

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It would give me a sense of relief that people in my community cannot have that burden on their shoulders, being threatened by possibly losing a piece of us.

Ashley Hemmers

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I tend to really like dramatic jewelry like earrings that graze my shoulders and big cocktail rings, i typically have a stack of bracelets on each wrist that mean something special to me. I never take off my Cartier Juste Un Clou which is engraved with my son's initials and was a gift from my husband when he was born.

Rachel Zoe

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I tend to really like dramatic jewelry like earrings that graze my shoulders and big cocktail rings, i typically have a stack of bracelets on each wrist that mean something special to me. I never take off my Cartier Juste Un Clou which is engraved with my son's initials and was a gift from my husband when Un Clou was born.

Rachel Zoe

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I stand on the shoulders of my parents, grandparents, and great grandparents, recognizing that in a lot of ways I am fighting the same fights that they did, and I stand here to ensure that my children and yours don’t have to fight those same fights.

Jennifer McClellan

Found on CNN
1 year ago

He has changed, there’s still some weight on his shoulders, but it’s not like before.

Diane Vega

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Specifically for waterproof gear, you would start to feel water coming in shoulders, where the rain would be hitting you, if you can feel that water is not rolling off or wicking away, or if it’s soaking into the fabric, then you know it’s time for a DWR treatment.

Haley Huggins

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I ’m not leaving because I believe we ca n’t win the election, but because I believe we can and will and we need a fresh set of shoulders for that challenge.

Jacinda Ardern

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Stand on the shoulders of others, not their throats, heads, and backs.

David Pilgrim

added by juliealexander
1 year ago

Beau Biden would ask God for broader shoulders, the cruelty in Beau Biden life made Beau Biden compassionate and empathetic.

President Obama

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Nothing approaching an order that foolish was ever given, and I can't imagine anyone that worked at Trump White House after me that would have simply shrugged their shoulders and allowed that order to go forward without dying in the ditch trying to stop Trump White House.

John Kelly

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There’s a stigma in this world that men can’t talk. … Listen, if you’re a man, and you’ve got weight on your shoulders, and if you think the only way you can solve it is by killing yourself, please speak to someone, speak to anyone. People would rather … I know I would rather have my mate cry on my shoulder than go to his funeral next week. So, please, let’s get rid of the stigma and men start talking.

Paddy Pimblett

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I just figured why not? i remembered I walked into this room and all of a sudden, these people started putting their hands on my shoulders. I thought it was strange. I certainly never experienced that before. The pastor then reads to me this Scripture from the bible and then says, ‘Would you like to receive the Lord into your heart?’.

Cristina Baker

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

There’s no stress. I’m looking forward to it. Even if we don’t win the game, National League, it’s not on my shoulders, i’m 0-3. I think it’s just basically you can be a fan. You have the opportunity to be around the game’s best and watch the game’s best perform. So it’s something I don’t take for granted and I’m going to enjoy it as a coach and as a fan.

Manager Dave Roberts

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

My mom just started to break down. She started crying. ... Her whole demeanor changed. Her energy changed, Her shoulders changed, and she told me the truth.

Tony Valdovinos

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It's all on my shoulders sort of thing to make sure the kids are warm and fed and everything, it has been getting me down a little bit, but just got to carry on. Keep trying.

Annalisa Moseley

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We’re going to do everything we can to keep it going and put it on their shoulders when they get back, the thing about this team is, we understand the light is at the end of the tunnel and they’re going to be back at some point.

Reggie Jackson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I post these pictures because I hear from women my age all the time that say, ‘Thank you for changing the way people think about the numbers,’ back in the day, numbers represented something. I remember people thinking that after 30, you should never wear your hair past your shoulders or your hemline needed to hover your knee caps.

Christie Brinkley

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I’m standing on the shoulders of giants.

John Curtis

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Certainly, as we're all facing the same challenges with masks and no masks and face-to-face learning versus digital learning and the social emotional needs of our kids now that they are all back in the building, and even our staff, we're really still seeing the stress of the pandemic on their shoulders. So that concept of ‘phone a friend’ is really, really helpful to help you problem solve.

Debra Pace

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Too many families are broken, with so many things going on and to worry about in this world, this one focus is on my shoulders and God chose me to tackle it.

Franki Moscato

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

ABC is welcome to come broadcast here for a week from the Museum of Tolerance. Maybe one or two of those days might be town hall meetings. Let people express themselves. It's not about suppressing speech. It's a matter of now an important learning moment that needs to be grabbed. All of that cannot be just on the shoulders of one person who misspoke.

Rabbi Cooper

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Maybe I’m not capable of holding that weight on my shoulders, but, no, I’m just treating it as a football game, do I know that means a lot to a lot of people? Yes. Am I trying to play some kind of savior by winning a national championship for millions of people? No. I don’t think that’s my job.

Stetson Bennett

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

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