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Meanings of ribcage in English

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Usage of ribcage in English
1
What nobody saw, it slammed into him so hard his ribcage collapsed.
Haunted: a novel of stories
2
Photograph: Netflix All she lacks is a glowing fingertip and distended ribcage.
The Guardian
3
Odion plunged the blade into Njeri's breastbone and pried her ribcage open.
Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World & Other Stories
4
He stares straight at me -andmy heart batters against my ribcage.
The Princess of Egypt Must Die
5
Lovemore thrusts the Leatherman up through the driver's ribcage, into his heart.
Night of knives
6
From where I watched, I could see her ribcage expanding and contracting.
After midnight
7
The rush came on like wings of ice unfurling through my ribcage.
Broken angels
8
The dildo broke through his ribcage like a stake through his heart.
Fantastic Orgy
9
It looks like an infant with its head buried in his ribcage.
WATER FOR ELEPHANT
10
In there are our vital organs, especially the heart protected by the ribcage.
The Michael Chekhov Handbook
11
It held a small patch of cloth to the side of her ribcage.
Savage
12
He gasped, his hand going instinctively to the deep scar on his ribcage.
The street philosopher
13
Notice how the elbows are open and away from the ribcage.
The Guardian
14
An arm was visible, a section of the ribcage and the lower jawbone.
Silence of the grave
15
My fingers ached from digging into her ribcage, but I didn't let go.
After midnight
16
The thunder is so deep I feel it in my ribcage.
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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