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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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His rib cage was missing on one side where a large piece of shell casing stuck out from under his breastbone .
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It has tender flesh; smooth-textured, soft, and pliable skin; and a somewhat flexible breastbone cartilage. 3.
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It has tender meat; soft, pliable, smooth-textured skin; and flexible breastbone cartilage. 3.
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Open the back, and with the heel of your hand, press the center of the breastbone firmly to flatten it.
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Terror suddenly hit her like an iron arrow in the breastbone and her throat seized up and she choked.
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The ache in her head got worse and she began to imagine a pain under her breastbone .
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The doctor found that her breastbone was loose.
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To put the tissue behind the breastbone , where it grows naturally, would have meant breaking bone.