How to Use abdomen in a Sentence

abdomen

noun

• Ferguson was struck three times in the chest and abdomen.
  — oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2020
• The guard then shot at the suspects, hitting one of the men in the abdomen, police said.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2020
• The victim was shot in the abdomen, Buttle said, and the shooter left in a car.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2020
• The sound is made by air drawn into their bodies and passing across membranes stretched over a pair of sound chambers situated one on each side of the abdomen.
  — Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 30 July 2020
• The victims whose injuries were considered deep tended to have been punched, kicked or hit repeatedly in the abdomen and chest rather than in or around the face.
  — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2020
• The Twins later announced Odorizzi had a right abdomen contusion, meaning a bruise but no breaks.
  — La Velle E. Neal Iii, Star Tribune, 21 Aug. 2020
• Then, the Massosopora will begin to eat away at the cicada's abdomen from the inside, filling it up with yellow fungal spores.
  — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 3 Aug. 2020
• The youngest, a seven-month-old baby boy, died after being shot in the abdomen in February, during a shooting that also killed his mother.
  — Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN, 7 Aug. 2020
• Upon arrival, officers found Coppage unresponsive with multiple stab wounds to his chest and abdomen.
  — Liz Sawyer, Star Tribune, 19 Aug. 2020
• The man suffered wounds to the abdomen, and was driving by a friend to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.
  — Deanese Williams-Harris, chicagotribune.com, 22 Aug. 2020
• The Sheriff's Office did not say what led to the disagreement, but Woods allegedly brandished a gun and shot Sanders in the abdomen.
  — Michelle Hunter | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 17 Aug. 2020
• Upon arrival, officers learned an unidentified female had just walked into the emergency room, suffering from a gunshot wound to her abdomen, police said.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 15 Aug. 2020
• The pellet, a naltrexone implant, was inserted near a patient's abdomen and released medication to help curb cravings and blocked the brain's opiate receptors.
  — CBS News, 11 July 2020
• The female was shot in the abdomen and thigh, and the male was shot in the thigh.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 28 Sep. 2022
• Salman Ahmed, who had been shot in the abdomen, dropped to the ground.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Nov. 2022
• Place a hand on your abdomen to feel the rise and fall.
  — Annette Sisco, NOLA.com, 2 Nov. 2020
• Hayward was drive-stunned twice in the abdomen and once in the thigh.
  — David Armstrong, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2020
• Green was shot in the abdomen and leg and twice in the arm, Pointer said.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2022
• She was shot in the abdomen but fired back and killed the gunman.
  — Colleen Slevin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Dec. 2021
• The man was stabbed in his abdomen and the woman was stabbed in an arm.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2021
• She was shot in the abdomen but fired back at him, Romero said.
  — CBS News, 28 Dec. 2021
• Ahmad's car had been bombed at the end of 2019 and last year he was shot in the abdomen.
  — Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2022
• Phillips was shot in the chest and Pereira was shot in the head and the abdomen, police said in a statement.
  — DÉbora Álvares, ajc, 18 June 2022
• The man then walked up to Delgado and stabbed her once in the abdomen.
  — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2022
• The suspect fired more than one shot, hitting the priest in the abdomen.
  — NBC News, 31 Oct. 2020
• The man, who was in his 20s, was wounded in his abdomen.
  — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 7 July 2021
• Her younger son was stabbed in the neck and abdomen, then gutted.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2022
• Five men between the ages of 28 to 48 were shot; two in the legs, one in a foot, one was grazed in the hand, and one in the abdomen.
  — Deanese Williams-Harris, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2020
• For an abdomen ultrasound, your provider may recommend fasting (not eating) for up to 12 hours.
  — Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
• Once separated, the boys' abdomens were closed and rebuilt, using layers of mesh and plastic surgery techniques to stabilize each one.
  — Brian Brant, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Feb 2025