How to Use artery in a Sentence
artery
noun- He favors local side roads over major arteries.
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His wife, Robin Page, said the cause was a splenic artery aneurysm.
— New York Times, 16 Jan. 2022 -
If the clot blocks the artery, this can deprive the heart muscle of blood and cause a heart attack.
— Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2022 -
One of the bullets struck a major artery, which killed him, Henry said.
— Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 28 Jan. 2022 -
In addition to breaking my nose, my sphenopalatine artery got clipped, which is to say there was a lot of blood.
— Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2022 -
Time for some arteries to rip open and for guys to yell at each other louder than ever before.
— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024 -
This refers to a sudden decrease in blood flow to a limb, usually because of a blood clot—that is, a thrombosis or embolism—in an artery.
— Carolyn Barber, Scientific American, 12 Jan. 2022 -
To get away from the chaos, some drivers use Florida’s Turnpike, another north-south artery.
— Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Jan. 2022 -
One study looked at people who had recently undergone surgery and found microplastics in arteries can raise the risk of heart attacks and strokes by over four times.
— Richard Razgaitis, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 -
The same bullet also struck the 52-year-old man in the left side of his chest exiting his upper back and severing a vein and artery, Morrissey said.
— Stephanie Casanova, chicagotribune.com, 14 Jan. 2022 -
In this lawless trade, the river is the artery to the world.
— New York Times, 14 June 2022 -
The aorta is the main artery that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body and brain.
— Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2022 -
If Nch’i-Wána is the main artery of the land, those streams are like the veins that feed it.
— Deepa Bharath, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2022 -
The Brent Spence Bridge is a major artery for freight in the country.
— Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 5 Jan. 2024 -
Warren Street is the place to start as it’s the main artery that goes through town.
— Juyoung Seo, Forbes, 26 May 2022 -
An aorta is the large artery that carries the blood from the heart through the chest and torso.
— Melissa Montoya, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2022 -
For example, the carotid artery is in the neck and the radial artery is in the wrist.
— Vincent Iannelli, Parents, 30 July 2024 -
The brachial artery, inside the elbow where the bicep meets the forearm.
— Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023 -
With an ischemic stroke, a blood clot blocks a brain artery.
— Alexandria Nyembwe, Phd, Rn, Health, 6 Nov. 2024 -
In times of stress or exertion, the blood flow in one artery would cut off.
— Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Jan. 2023 -
Surgeons go up into the veins, gaining access to the artery at the top of the leg.
— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 Mar. 2024 -
The brachial artery, inside the elbow where the bicep meets the forearm.
— Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024 -
Riley, look at Daddy, says a man to a toddler in the artery.
— Heather Lanier, Longreads, 10 Jan. 2023 -
And the long footbridge crossing that’s like an artery into the city.
— Julia Sammut With Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 3 July 2024 -
The shark punctured the kneecap and just missed a nearby artery, Borrego said.
— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 9 May 2024 -
The easiest places to find a pulse are either the brachial artery (in your wrist) or the carotid artery (in your neck).
— Trisha Pasricha, Washington Post, 29 July 2024 -
Blood vessels: The brachial artery runs close to the bicep, supplying blood to the arm.
— Sarah Jividen, Health, 11 Oct. 2024 -
The artery-clogging process goes through two major stages.
— Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 4 Feb. 2022 -
Cary Street is Richmond's main artery of shops and restaurants.
— Paige Porter Fischer, Southern Living, 3 May 2024 -
The test showed two of his major arteries with 90% blockages and one with 80%, necessitating emergency triple bypass surgery to prevent imminent death.
— David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 28 Nov. 2024
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