in its socket

Examples (10)

• His eyes seemed to bulge in their sockets with fear.
• The surgeon carefully placed the replacement hip in its socket.
• She felt a sharp pain as the shoulder bone shifted in its socket.
• The dentist checked if the new implant was firm in its socket.
• Each eye is held in its socket by several small muscles.
• The metal ball joint must rotate smoothly in its socket.
• After the accident, his hip was no longer in its socket.
• The skull showed where the large eyes had once sat in their sockets.
• It is difficult to keep the prosthetic eye in its socket during sleep.
• The bone clicked back in its socket after the dislocation was treated.