How to Use x-ray in a Sentence

x-ray

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  • Boone said that x-rays came back clean on Volpe’s foot.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Mike said the park refunded the cost of his jump and paid for x-ray and ultrasound scans in Thailand.
    Chris Lau, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
  • X-rays on the ankle were negative, meaning that the x-ray didn’t show any damage.
    Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The family agreed to this, as well as follow-up x-rays for the twins to ensure proper healing.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
  • There will be a machine there that the Secret Service said acts like a giant x-ray machine.
    Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
  • After trying to stretch it out for a few moments, Kelce went to the locker room for x-rays during halftime.
    Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The post added that Rue had full-body x-rays done, and no additional damage to her internal organs or skeleton was found.
    Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
  • Two days later, investigators talked with the man in the hospital and received x-rays of his injuries.
    Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The family wrapped the dog in a blanket and took him to a veterinary office — where x-rays revealed he had been shot in the head, right between the eyes, and one of the bullets was lodged in his throat, Tamllos said.
    Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2024
  • According to the Centers for Disease Control, a mammogram is the process in which an x-ray is taken of a woman’s breast to flag down any early signs of breast cancer.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
  • Many dental plans require patients to shoulder pricey out-of-pocket care beyond routine cleanings and x-rays.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
  • The process began with a nearly hour-long consultation session which included taking x-rays, 3D scans of my teeth, and dozens of photos.
    Kassidy Silva, Allure, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Subsequent x-rays were performed in the stadium and were also negative.
    Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Beetle remains — not the live, nasty little winged beetles — were uncovered in June during an x-ray screening of baggage that was set to enter America.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 22 Aug. 2023
  • An Italian team had hoped to make history by using high-tech tools — electron microscopy, spectroscopy and micro x-rays — to reveal the cellular structure of one of the world’s oldest reptiles.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • After the bucket was removed, the coyote was assessed further, with fluids administered and x-rays taken.
    Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Its pulses are much less bright and the individual x-ray photons have longer wavelengths than those from its larger predecessors.
    Bykatie McCormick, science.org, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The real heroes, however, were the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires that were x-rayed before fitment to ensure perfect structural integrity.
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Importantly, the samples from Newfoundland were x-ray amorphous, while those from California and Nevada were not.
    Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 11 July 2024
  • These are low-energy waves with longer wavelengths than visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma rays.
    WIRED, 23 Sep. 2023
  • New techniques, like ground-penetrating radar and robotics, are their equivalent of x-rays and MRIs—tools that let researchers make better diagnoses by peering below the surface.
    WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Cedar Park police said units were on scene using x-rays to examine an item inside Garner's apartment and conducting searches using robotics.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Advertisement Those individuals are in the process or will be screened in one of several ways, including chest x-rays, blood and skin tests and symptom review, according to health officials.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
  • And while scientists have virtually unrolled them using x-rays, the ancient texts remain unreadable.
    Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Depending on the situation, medication may be screened visually or with an x-ray machine.
    Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2024
  • The archaeologists took x-rays of the skeletons in the tombs and compared them to detailed descriptions about the Macedonian royals, including height, weight, injuries and physical anomalies, according to Live Science.
    Brie Stimson, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Her job, like all paediatric radiographers, often involved performing x-rays on babies that had died.
    Nell Frizzell, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2024
  • By 2010 McLellan had determined the structure of the postfusion protein using a structural imaging technique called x-ray crystallography.
    Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2023
  • In the lab, the researchers created membranes made purely of lipids extracted from the jellies and observed them under different pressures using x-ray scattering and fluorescence spectroscopy.
    science.org, 3 July 2024
  • Authorities subsequently performed a Z-Portal x-ray scan on the vehicle and began to notice several anomalies with the vehicle.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2023
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X-ray

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  • On the far right, X-rays are in there, microwaves are in there.
    WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The first is a product of the medical record—the sum of blood tests, X-rays, and urine samples.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Some of those patients have come to him for X-rays for those injuries.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
  • In the emergency room, doctors took X-rays and a CT scan.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
  • Tracks from the beetle larvae are visible to the naked eye and, more deeply, to X-rays.
    Christopher Knight, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Gas that emits X-rays is a sign of a supermassive black hole.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2023
  • This time, doctors ordered X-rays and found fractures in her legs and wrist.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2023
  • While the X-ray source is far smaller than the galaxy, X-rays are much harder to resolve.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Payton said the X-rays were negative but didn’t shed light on whether Bolles will miss time.
    Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
  • She was taken to a field hospital in Rafah where an X-ray showed the bullet lodged near her spine.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Judge told reporters after the game that X-rays and CT scans of his hand came back negative.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
  • That will give Moore a chance to rest the sore ribs, which are not broken according to X-rays taken during the game.
    cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
  • D’Angelo Russell did not play in the second half because of a sore left foot, but the injury didn’t require X-rays.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2023
  • At first, though, the team tried to use X-rays, but this failed to uncover much detail as the boxes were made of metal.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Shortly after Rodgers left the game, the Jets announced that X-rays of his leg were negative.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Vets can count the fetuses with X-rays over 45 days of gestation.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
  • Chmerkovskiy posted images of his X-rays, along with another of himself in a neck brace and hooked up to a drip.
    Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
  • These X-rays are the same kind that doctors useto take pictures of broken bones inside the body.
    Giuseppina Fabbiano, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2024
  • The medical care, including X-rays and a cast for a fractured wrist, set her back about $3,000.
    Miriam Jordan Adam Perez, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Those first five years Kurtz underwent skin checks, blood tests and X-rays every few months to ensure the melanoma hadn’t spread.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
  • Instead, many pulses of X-rays will create snapshots over time, like frames on a film reel.
    The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
  • But nobody thanks the radiation techs who ran from bed to bed to bed doing X-rays.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024
  • Trips to the doctor for X-rays and therapy sessions followed.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024
  • The medical staff doesn’t believe the injury will require X-rays.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The scanners used high-energy X-rays to look past the organism’s scales, fur, or skin to view the dense bone structure beneath.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024
  • After X-rays were done to make sure no water remained in his lungs, he was released from the hospital.
    Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024
  • These tests can include chest X-rays, swabbing the inside of the mouth or nose, pulse oximetry to detect levels of oxygen and blood tests.
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The clouds of high-temperature gas inside each cluster emit X-rays and allowed the team to map out the collision.
    Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 1 Sep. 2023
  • When diagnosing swallowing pain, the provider may take X-rays of your chest and neck to rule out or confirm certain health conditions.
    Laura Schober, Health, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Some of the early galaxies that seem to host supermassive black holes do not produce X-rays, which is typically a hallmark of black holes.
    Rebecca Boyle, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024

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