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Examples of amputee in a Sentence
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Ten Tennessee Technological University students made the special prosthetics as part of a dynamics of machinery class during spring semester for Aubrey, who was born as a triple congenital amputee.
—Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 23 June 2024
And so many other people spend every spare moment raising funds to help war amputees or feed families displaced by fighting.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
Two other amputee teams have been formed in Ukraine since last year but Shakhtar is the only professional club that has one.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
So did different, more emotionally exploitative posts depicting disabled mothers and children in the mud or smiling amputees, with captions asking for a birthday wish.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 14 May 2024
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Word History
Etymology
First Known Use
1910, in the meaning defined above
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“Amputee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amputee. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
amputee
noun
am·pu·tee
ˌam-pyə-ˈtē
: one that has had an arm or leg amputated
Medical Definition
amputee
noun
am·pu·tee
ˌam-pyə-ˈtē
: one that has had a limb amputated
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