She dug him in the ribs with her sharp elbow.

"He may not even know how to use sharp elbows."

He got a small, sharp elbow in the stomach for his trouble.

Somebody prodded me in the back with a sharp elbow.

He would bring to the race a compelling life story, clear star appeal and sharp political elbows.

It was hard to see the sharp bureaucratic elbows that both men were throwing.

But it will need sharp elbows to keep that space for itself.

Bring sharp elbows, and hold small children tightly by the hand.

Questions about the father's sharp elbows could hurt the son's chances.

Now that umbrella is gone, he said, and these people were throwing sharp elbows.