Examples of head and shoulders in a Sentence
a performance that was head and shoulders above all the others in the talent competition
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Guests who don’t want to run their face through the technology can enter through a separate entrance marked with a silhouette of a head and shoulders with a slash through it.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
This draft class is relatively flat beyond McKenna and Stenberg, who are clearly head and shoulders above the rest of the prospects in terms of their scoring profiles, NHL-readiness and tool kits.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Shaquille O'Neal stands head and shoulders above his pal Kevin Hart at the DraftKings x Sports Illustrated party in Martinez, Georgia, on April 8.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Lifting your head and shoulders to one side or the other or engaging in bicycle crunches by involving your legs will, too.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
This draft class is relatively flat beyond McKenna and Stenberg, who are clearly head and shoulders above the rest of the prospects in terms of their scoring profiles, NHL-readiness and tool kits.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Shaquille O'Neal stands head and shoulders above his pal Kevin Hart at the DraftKings x Sports Illustrated party in Martinez, Georgia, on April 8.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Lifting your head and shoulders to one side or the other or engaging in bicycle crunches by involving your legs will, too.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Head and shoulders.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20and%20shoulders. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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