How to Use surgery in a Sentence

surgery

noun
Definition of surgerynext
  • He's a specialist in brain surgery.
  • The patient was taken directly to surgery.
  • The doctor has recommended surgery.
  • He has recently undergone surgery on his shoulder.
  • The school said Jones will have surgery in the next week.
    — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Rumph had surgery and could sit out the rest of the season.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Wilt, 26, was shot in the head and underwent brain surgery.
    — Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Two surgeons share what to do – and what not to do – prior to surgery.
    — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Blanco had surgery on his right knee to repair a torn ACL in 2020.
    — oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • People who want to help with the costs of Omid’s surgery and her recovery care may go to animalcenter.org/hopeforomid.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Those who had weight-loss surgery were 16% less likely to die of all causes.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • After surgery to remove part of the damaged lung, the pup spent six nerve-wracking days in the ICU.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2023
  • If there was a large issue, it could likely be fixed with surgery.
    — Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Gaby was always gonna show up for her mom’s cataract surgery, c’mon.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • One supporter came over to wish Walsh good luck with his surgery.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Chase underwent surgery, as well as cleanup on his jaw and the removal of some teeth, the shelter said.
    — Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
  • My margins weren’t clear after my last surgery so this is what makes most sense.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Kennedy had season-ending knee surgery, and a lat strain sidelined him for most of the 2019 season.
    — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2023
  • If doctors replaced his lungs with healthy ones right away, Bauer wouldn't survive the surgery.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2023
  • In May, Bowen ran another marathon near the Mayo Clinic, where his surgery took place.
    — David Begnaud, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2024
  • As doctors were warming Barry’s body to bring her out of surgery, her heart wouldn’t restart.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
  • With any surgery, there are risks of bleeding and infection.
    — Mikayla Morell, Health, 15 Feb. 2023
  • After the surgery, Rachel remained in a coma for days in the intensive care unit.
    — Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Humphrey has a foot injury and will have surgery on Wednesday, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Jase was rushed into emergency surgery to try to stop the bleeding.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The surgery is performed on an outpatient basis and takes less than an hour.
    — Oluseun Olufade, Verywell Health, 1 May 2024
  • That was a week after his surgery, Perry’s lawyers argue.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
  • During surgery, doctors remove a wedge of tissue from just below the base of the nose to shorten the philtrum (the area above the top lip), which tends to stretch with age.
    — Jolene Edgar, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 June 2023
  • In 1974, Jones suffered an aneurysm and underwent a pair of life-saving brain surgeries.
    — Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May will both be returning from surgeries that sidelined them for all of 2024.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024

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