How to Use esophagus in a Sentence

esophagus

noun
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  • The pressure can lead to acid moving up from the stomach and into the esophagus.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The successful escapees navigated back up the esophagus and exited tail-first from the predator’s gills.
    — Bygennaro Tomma, science.org, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Desperately, Teddy tried to find someone to operate with her on Nora’s esophagus, and what were the odds?
    — Charlie Mason, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The eels moved back up the fish’s esophagus and pulled free through its gills.
    — Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The esophagus and the heart are near each other in your chest area.
    — Karen Pallarito, Health, 6 July 2023
  • For most of them, the fight for equal service has moved from the lunch counter to the rest room—from the esophagus to the bladder.
    — Burt Solomon, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2018
  • The tear appeared to be at the lower left end of the esophagus, just above the diaphragm.
    — Douglas G. Adler, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Kick back with a cool drink and wash down the pounds of sand that are somehow in your esophagus.
    — Patrick Clair, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2021
  • There it was stitched to a remnant of Thomas' esophagus.
    — Crocker Stephenson, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2017
  • The wine was harsh, sweet but astringent, and the taste seemed to register in the esophagus as much as in the mouth.
    — Steven Strogatz, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2013
  • The Beavers just lined up and ran Jefferson down the Ducks’ esophagus.
    — John Canzano, oregonlive, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Taylor was hit in the esophagus and right upper lobe of his lung.
    — Cathy Locke, sacbee, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Most of these cancers were in the esophagus, liver and breasts.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 13 July 2021
  • This helps clear any acid that went into the esophagus.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 June 2022
  • How its tongue is connected to base of the mandible instead of back near the esophagus.
    — Megan Stielstra, Longreads, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Veins in the esophagus and lungs become prone to ruptures.
    — Dan McSwain, sandiegouniontribune.com, 3 Sep. 2017
  • His esophagus and stomach seem to share that trait, too.
    — Sarah Rense, Esquire, 8 May 2017
  • Burping helps release these gas bubbles up the esophagus and out of the mouth.
    — Parents Editors, Parents, 23 June 2023
  • Last year, the drug was approved to treat pain from erosions in the esophagus caused by acid reflux.
    — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The next day, Brozinsky advanced the scope down the patient’s esophagus.
    — Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 16 May 2018
  • Once swallowed, the piece of paper lodges in Yente’s esophagus near her heart.
    — Olga Tokarczuk, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021
  • This sounds vague, but Dr. Baggish points out that many organs in the chest, like the heart, lungs, and esophagus share the same nerve supply.
    — Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 14 Nov. 2018
  • His friend, artist John Puglia, died of esophagus cancer in 2013.
    — John Petkovic, cleveland.com, 7 Jan. 2018
  • His sister, Lillias Piro, said the cause was an aneurysm in his esophagus.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2023
  • His stomach looked fine, but the region where the esophagus entered the stomach was a mess.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Eight brain tumors, as well as cancer of the esophagus.
    — Carlos Valdez Lozano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2020
  • The esophageal phase involves the stimulation of the salivary glands as food moves through the esophagus.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • To be fair, not everything here is meant to scar your esophagus.
    — Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register, 24 May 2017
  • That means less stomach acid will back up into the esophagus.
    — NBC News, 20 Jan. 2020
  • His cause of death was deemed a homicide caused by gunshot wounds to his heart, lung, esophagus and liver.
    — Mark Berman, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2018

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