How to Use "Joint" with Example Sentences

joint (n): a place where two bones meet in the body

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Used with adjectives:

"His elbow joint was hurting."
(elbow, hip, knee, shoulder)

"She struggled with aching joints for a long time."
(aching, inflamed, painful, sore, stiff, swollen)

"My grandfather has an artificial hip joint."
(artificial)

Used with verbs:

"My father has his hip joint replaced."
(replaced)

"He dislocated his shoulder joint."
(dislocated)

"The accident was affecting his knee joints."
(be + affecting)

"When he stood up, we heard his joints creaking."
(creaking)

"He cannot move his joints without being in pain."
(move)

Used with prepositions:

"I have pain in my joints."
(in)

joint (adj): shared by two or more people

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Used with nouns:

"We have a joint bank account."
(account)

"They have joint custody of their children."
(custody)

"We made a joint decision to move the business."
(decision, effort)

"We are able to purchase a house with a joint income."
(income)