Sentence examples for are shouldered from inspiring English sources
noun
The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and forearm socket.
In Suffolk there are no police ambulances, so most medical emergencies are shouldered by volunteer ambulance corps.
Welfare recipients who have reached the five-year limit can sign up for a program called Safety Net Assistance, whose costs are shouldered by the city and state.
The challenge for Japan is how to handle companies seeking public funding that are shouldered with woes that go beyond the financial crisis.
Employers and employees bear most of the costs of pension and health care plans for working people and their families, but the costs of most other social welfare programs are shouldered by national and local governments.
The French seaside town of Deauville is the picture of untroubled prosperity: its main streets are lined with luxurious designer boutiques, its beaches are shouldered by villas resembling shrunken chateaus, and the majestic scale of its waterfront attractions is reminiscent of Paris's royal showplaces.
With Billy May on Come Fly With Me, Come Dance With Me and Come Swing With Me, Sinatra clung on to his big band roots: in these brash, brassy arrangements (although Fly has some ballads, including a gorgeous Autumn in New York) the high-stepping tempos are shouldered by a voice still in complete control.
Too few Americans are shouldering this responsibility.
Workers, meanwhile, are shouldering more of that burden.
New Yorkers are shouldering enormous grief and loss.
Already, employees are shouldering more of their health care costs.
Larger cities are shouldering a disproportionate share of the burden.
