How to Use sarcoma in a Sentence

sarcoma

noun
Definition of sarcomanext
  • The cause was sarcoma, a type of cancer, his son, Joshua, said.
    — New York Times, 6 Apr. 2021
  • There are more than 50 types of sarcomas seen in children.
    — Matteo Trucco, M.d., miamiherald, 29 May 2017
  • His goal was to retrace the course of his first marathon in Arizona and use it as a way to raise awareness about sarcoma.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Our nephew, Isaac, died of sarcoma in 2020 on Valentine’s Day.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The death-sign was the purple lesions of Kaposi’s sarcoma on their feet or on their faces.
    — The Economist, 11 June 2020
  • By the time it was discovered in August, the rare sarcoma had already spread from her adrenal glands to her lungs.
    — Alan Cowell, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2021
  • By the time it was discovered last August, the rare sarcoma had already spread from her adrenal glands to her lungs.
    — New York Times, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Another, in her late 30s with sarcoma, became too sick to treat while her cells were being prepped in the lab, a process that takes 4 to 6 weeks.
    — Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, Science | AAAS, 6 Feb. 2020
  • In high school he was diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma that caused his big right toe to swell.
    — oregonlive, 10 Oct. 2021
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, Ewing sarcoma is a type of cancer that begins as a growth of cells in the bones and the soft tissues around the bones.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
  • In 2011, his son, Casey, a soldier in the Army, had been diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma.
    — Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2021
  • By far the most common type of uterine sarcoma, this cancer can grow and spread quickly.
    — Jenny McCoy, Health.com, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Trevor Madrid died after a years-long fight with synovial sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that is found in soft tissue.
    — Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2022
  • This year the event will raise money for Georgia Byrd, a 12-year-old girl from Fairhope who is battling synovial sarcoma.
    — Brian Kelly | [email protected], AL.com, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Trevor Madrid died Sunday after a years-long fight against synovial sarcoma, a rare form of cancer found in the soft tissue.
    — Athena Ankrah, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Bumpus was born with Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer.
    — Rachel Trent, CNN, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Uterine sarcoma is a rare type of uterine cancer that forms in muscle or other tissues of the uterus.
    — Jenny McCoy, Health.com, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Four years ago, Mosley was diagnosed with a rare Stage 4 Ewing sarcoma.
    — Joanne Rosa, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Keep it steady, now sniffing daffodils’ aroma, now Googling a rare sarcoma.
    — Rachel Hadas, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2019
  • In the past two decades, her health struggles have included sarcoma, Paget's disease, seizures and tumors.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The 18-year-old is determined to beat Ewing sarcoma, a cancer that was found in her femur and was diagnosed May 20.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 9 June 2020
  • Noah Wilson was 6 years old, stuck in a hospital bed with Ewing’s sarcoma.
    — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Finish Sarcoma Walk that raised money to fund a grant for a doctor to do sarcoma research.
    — Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Soft tissue sarcomas are challenging to treat in dogs and humans.
    — Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2018
  • Visit the Little Warrior Foundation website to learn more about Ewing sarcoma and to learn how to help.
    — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Jean Rounds had a sarcoma cancer and had been undergoing treatment since May of 2019.
    — Stephen Groves, ajc, 2 Nov. 2021
  • In the fall of 2015, Melinda was diagnosed with a soft tissue sarcoma, and ultimately lost her right leg.
    — courant.com, 17 Aug. 2019
  • Two of the patients have multiple myeloma, a blood cancer, and the third has a sarcoma, cancer that forms in connective or soft tissue.
    — NBC News, 6 Nov. 2019
  • He was diagnosed with epithelioid sarcoma, a rare, soft tissue cancer, at the age of 11.
    — Brenda Cain, cleveland, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Lovell revealed he was diagnosed with sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, in September 2021.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2024

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