How to Use central line in a Sentence

central line

noun
Definition of central linenext
  • That became the central line of A Nightmare on Elm Street.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Along that central line, there would be a single CO2 pipeline.
    — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2020
  • The book looks directly, unflinching, at the blood draw, the placement of the central line, the sheer horror of being that close to death.
    — Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2022
  • When that failed, Harcourt said in court papers, the IV team tried to place what's known as a central line into a larger vein.
    — Tracy Connor, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2018
  • Today kalea must have a CT scan to plan for her radiation, and get her central line (port a cath) placed.
    — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 7 July 2018
  • An external central line, which has an end that lies outside the body, must be cleaned every day.
    — Melissa Bailey, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2017
  • Officials then tried a central line, which involves a catheter placed into a large vein.
    — Kim Chandler, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Nov. 2022
  • An external central line, which ends outside the body, must be cleaned every day.
    — Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Duration of the waggle run tells her hive mates how far away the food is, and the waggle run’s angle relative to the central line points the direction to the food source.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The next morning, the day he is scheduled for surgery to install a central line for chemotherapy drugs, Amylynne takes Nicholas straight to the emergency room.
    — Mark Johnson and Kathleen Gallagher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2010
  • This is a central line catheter which allows for long-term access to blood and for chemotherapy drugs to be fed directly into her.
    — Anna Roberts, Fox News, 22 May 2018
  • Oz has made crime a central line of attack in his campaign in the final months of the election season, forcing Fetterman on the defensive.
    — Sarah Ewall-Wice, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Her challengers in the Democratic primary also made the Smollett case a central line of attack.
    — Michael Tarm, Star Tribune, 18 Aug. 2020
  • If the veins are in a condition that intravenous access cannot happen, the team will perform a central line procedure.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | [email protected], al, 17 Oct. 2019
  • The protocol states that if the veins are such that intravenous access cannot be provided, the team will perform a central line procedure.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | [email protected], al, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Recently, a central line was placed in Takyra’s chest to help ease the discomfort of constant blood draws and administering medicines, Vance said.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, chicagotribune.com, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Patients with central lines are now bathed daily with single-use sterile wipes adjacent to the line and on surrounding areas and limbs.
    — Paul Sisson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Without surgeries to perform, vascular surgeons placed central lines for IVs and blood draws.
    — Sarah Feldberg, SFChronicle.com, 14 May 2020
  • She’s had many procedures to place a central line and a gastronomy tube to support her nutrition.
    — Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Officials did gain access to one vein and tried to perform a central line procedure, but did not have time to complete it in time for the deadline for the execution at midnight.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | [email protected], al, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Techmanski predicts the massive central line currently being worked on outside San Juan will be back up in three or four days.
    — Bill Weir, CNN, 20 Oct. 2017
  • This was partly because children with central lines spend much more time outside hospitals than inside them.
    — Melissa Bailey, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2017
  • McCusker had questioned the suspension of assistance to Ukraine, a central line of inquiry in the president’s impeachment.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Details as to who prepares the lethal injection solution, and who sets up the IV or performs the central line procedure, are redacted and have never been publicly released.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | [email protected], al, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Twenty of those aircraft crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that has long been an unofficial buffer zone between the two sides, which separated during a civil war in 1949.
    — Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2023
  • During that procedure, Jaden will also receive a central line for chemotherapy, Joey says.
    — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 28 Aug. 2020
  • His decision not to prosecute became his Democratic opponent's central line of attack in the race.
    — Marc Levy, Star Tribune, 12 Feb. 2021
  • Officials did gain access to one vein and tried to perform a central line procedure—or a more invasive way to access veins instead of setting up an IV—but did not have time to complete it in time for the midnight deadline.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw | [email protected], al, 28 Dec. 2022
  • But researchers recently discovered that more kids with central lines are getting bloodstream infections at home.
    — Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News, 19 Sep. 2017
  • And Pompeo's past comments on Russia, which have often echoed his boss's less-critical take, are also certain to be a central line of questioning for Republicans and Democrats alike during any future hearings.
    — Ali Vitali, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2018

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