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Six example sentences with dislocate, each labelled with its topic.
A fall on an outstretched arm can dislocate the shoulder, and the joint has to be eased back by a clinician.
Medicine
Lifters who let the bar drift forward risk dislocating a shoulder, which is why coaches watch the overhead path closely.
Fitness
The guard dislocated a finger reaching for a loose ball, and the trainer taped it before the fourth quarter.
Basketball
The earthquake dislocated the rock layers by two meters, leaving a fresh step across the highway.
Science
Frost heave can dislocate the foundation stones of a barn until the doors no longer close.
Architecture
The mill closure dislocated hundreds of workers, who found themselves in a labor market with no use for their skills.
Economics
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