Shoulders in example sentence

"Observe, Sancho," replied Don Quixote, "I bring in proverbs to the purpose, and when I quote them they fit like a ring to the finger; thou bringest them in by the head and shoulders, in such a way that thou dost drag them in, rather than introduce them; if I am not mistaken, I have told thee already that proverbs are short maxims drawn from the experience and observation of our wise men of old; but the proverb that is not to the purpose is a piece of nonsense and not a maxim.

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Shrugging our shoulders in the dark?

But if I walk shoulder-to-shoulder, even touching shoulders, it's no problem.

They were tough football players doing what they love, which was crushing skulls and separating shoulders on the football field.

And I want to remind you that the giants upon whose shoulders today's intelligentsia stand did not have to have English, they didn't have to pass an English test.

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