: a bone on the inner side of the second row of the carpus in mammals
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Corbin Carroll had the hamate injury this spring, but shrugged it off quickly and doesn’t seem to be struggling at all.—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026 Holliday will likely start the season on the injured list while recovering from a broken hamate bone in his right hand.—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026 In his second game back after February hamate bone surgery, the switch-hitting shortstop took swings from both sides of the plate with no noticeable pain.—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026 Two of them belong to Anthony, who was only invited to join Team USA in mid-February when Arizona Diamondbacks star Corbin Carroll suffered a broken hamate and was forced to drop out.—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hamate