How to Use abdomen in a Sentence

abdomen

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  • Once a week for eight weeks, participants get two shots in the abdomen.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Passersby soon called paramedics, who found Meng with stab wounds to the abdomen, police said.
    — Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Police responded to a call about a man who was stabbed in the abdomen inside of the bar.
    — Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 13 Mar. 2021
  • The rest of the body was wrapped in a cloth, but photos showed a wound to his abdomen, which was listed as the cause of death.
    — New York Times, 26 Mar. 2021
  • He was taken to a hospital for treatment of a stab wound to his lower abdomen.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2021
  • The heating layout varies here from many others, with the front panels being at the abdomen rather than the chest.
    — Field & Stream, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Both officers shot at her; at least one bullet struck Bacon in the abdomen and knocked her to the ground.
    — Steven Martinez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The other victim also was shot in the abdomen and was taken to the same hospital.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The bullet appeared to have gone through the victim’s hand and into his lower abdomen, Heims said.
    — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021
  • In the former, a 30-year-old man walked into a hospital after being shot in the abdomen.
    — Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com, 4 Apr. 2021
  • When he was told to leave the property, Gentle shot Hines in the abdomen, the report stated.
    — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Mar. 2021
  • And a 41-year old woman with a gunshot wound to the abdomen taken to a local hospital in serious condition.
    — Liam Ford, chicagotribune.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • His swollen abdomen prevented staff from administering chest compressions.
    — Bryant Furlow, ProPublica, 30 Mar. 2021
  • All three uniforms feature the return of team branding to the chest and include the Mercury’s new marquee partner Fry’s Food Stores on the abdomen.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2021
  • The female was shot in the abdomen and thigh, and the male was shot in the thigh.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Salman Ahmed, who had been shot in the abdomen, dropped to the ground.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Green was shot in the abdomen and leg and twice in the arm, Pointer said.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2022
  • She was shot in the abdomen but fired back and killed the gunman.
    — Colleen Slevin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Dec. 2021
  • The man was stabbed in his abdomen and the woman was stabbed in an arm.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2021
  • She was shot in the abdomen but fired back at him, Romero said.
    — CBS News, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Ahmad's car had been bombed at the end of 2019 and last year he was shot in the abdomen.
    — Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Phillips was shot in the chest and Pereira was shot in the head and the abdomen, police said in a statement.
    — DÉbora Álvares, ajc, 18 June 2022
  • The man then walked up to Delgado and stabbed her once in the abdomen.
    — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The man, who was in his 20s, was wounded in his abdomen.
    — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 7 July 2021
  • Her younger son was stabbed in the neck and abdomen, then gutted.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The victim, a man believed to be in his mid-20s, was shot in the abdomen, Galve said.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2021
  • In 2018, Bolsonaro was stabbed in the abdomen while on the campaign trail.
    — NBC News, 18 July 2021
  • Monica Law said the young girl was shot in the abdomen.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Tuataras have more ribs than lizards on their abdomens, and have differences in their skulls and teeth.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2024
  • Yellowjackets? Wasps, which are typically about the size of a paper clip, can be identified by their pointed lower abdomens and narrow midsections, according to National Geographic.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 21 July 2024

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