How to Use bladder in a Sentence

bladder

noun
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  • The cause of death was bladder cancer, said his wife Rhoda.
    — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Aug. 2021
  • If that sounds like you, keep reading for expert tips on putting your restless bladder to bed, once and for all.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 22 Oct. 2024
  • His wife, Rhoda Litwack, said the cause was bladder cancer.
    — New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Stage 4 is when the stone passes from the bladder into the urethra, the tube through which urine exits the body.
    — Jay N. Yepuri, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Durst has bladder cancer and a urinary tract infection.
    — Andrew Dalton, ajc, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The new drug presents some hope for people diagnosed with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.
    — Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Early waking, hungry cats, tweeting birds, and an insistent bladder have all played a part in my insomnia.
    — Simon Hill, Wired, 21 Aug. 2021
  • Sleight installed a bladder or two in the back of each pickup, hooked the bladders up to pumps and hoses, and sent the fleet of makeshift fire trucks to the Christmas-tree farm.
    — Jeffrey E. Stern, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2021
  • The drug will not damage tissue until activated by light, and it is locally administered to the bladder.
    — Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Her mom said the bullet went through her left arm and into her chest cavity, ricocheting throughout her body and causing damage to her liver, bladder, spleen and small intestine.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 26 July 2021
  • Durst, 78, has bladder cancer and has undergone multiple surgeries, including the insertion of a shunt in his head to relieve pressure on his brain.
    — Melissa Mahtani, CNN, 9 Aug. 2021
  • And, occasionally, accidents born of the combination of a speed bump and weakening bladder control that have taught him there’s nothing better than bug spray as a quick fix to mask the odor on the seats.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2021
  • The bladder fits snugly in the bottom of the frame bag near the bottom bracket.
    — James Lynch, Outside Online, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The bladder and the brain The bladder has two main jobs: to safely store urine and to empty it out.
    — Jennifer Ahn, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2023
  • These stones can become lodged in the ureter, the tube connecting the kidney to the bladder.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
  • No, not the Capri Sun-like Franzia wine that comes in a plastic bladder inside a box.
    — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022
  • For tennis, mid-cut heights were the norm, which wouldn’t fit the bladder design.
    — Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • On the flip side, senior dogs cannot hold their bladder as long as younger dogs.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 24 July 2022
  • The bladder accounts for about 0.8 to 1 millimeter of that.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Gently poke around to find the bladder, or piss sack, as it may be called at your deep camp, too.
    — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Last month, Martinez woke up on the couch in severe pain from a swollen bladder.
    — Patrick Lohmann, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Your urethra is that tube that runs from your bladder to where pee comes out of your body.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
  • The pelvic floor muscles, which support your bladder, bowel, and uterus, are at the bottom of the core.
    — Anne Harding, Health, 19 Jan. 2024
  • These muscles support the bladder and bowel, as well as the uterus.
    — Kristina Behr, Parents, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The two laughed when Toppin told Teske that her bladder was full and had pushed the uterus away from its usual spot.
    — Sadia Rafiquddin, STAT, 31 Aug. 2023
  • When the bladders are inflated, the wearer will float face up.
    — Ben Romans, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The upper urinary tract consists of your kidneys and ureters—the tubes that lead to your bladder.
    — Samantha Lauriello, Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • And then the fourth year the bladder cancer reoccurred.
    — CBS News, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Mayron Michelle Hollis stood to lose her bladder, her uterus and her life.
    — Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2023
  • In people with endometriosis, tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows in other parts of the body, including but not limited to the ovaries, fallopian tubes and bladder.
    — Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 30 Aug. 2024

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