Word: elbowed
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...seemed certain that Lieut. Roland G. Sauinier would get a medal soon, or that the infuriated Jap would sacrifice scores of men to kill him. Bullets so far have nicked Sauinier "on the bottom of an elbow" and have "clipped holes" in his pants. Undismayed, the Lieutenant breaks the daily monotony by shouting across foxholes and trenches, in his broad French-Canadian accent...
Against the Grain. Against this orderless order Europe fought back last week with one elbow and one knee...
...loyalty to Joseph Stalin is unquestioned by Joseph Stalin, who ought to know. Stalin finds him useful in the way Hitler finds Artillery General Alfred Jodl useful-to be always at the elbow to answer questions, to advise, to refuse, to confirm. Boris Shaposhnikov's memory for detail is astonishing; he seems to know Clausewitz's Of War by heart...
...sample of the blood. She asks whether the donor has a cold, or has ever had tuberculosis or malaria, fainting spells or fits. If the answer is no, if the donor looks healthy and the blood sample contains enough hemoglobin (80%), a doctor anesthetizes the inner arm below the elbow and the collecting needle slides painlessly into a vein...
...event is harmful to participants, Coach Mikkola said, "If a javelin man throws with the right form he will not get hurt, but many don't use the right form because it hasn't been explained to them by anyone. It all depends on the position of the elbow," Jaakko said while demonstrating what he meant with his right...