How to Use carotid in a Sentence

carotid

adjective

• Shimkus pulls on the carotid artery and stretches it like a thick white rubber band.
  — National Geographic, 29 July 2016
• The knife that had plunged into his neck missed his carotid artery and jugular vein.
  — C. J. Chivers, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2016
• But during an eight-hour surgery, doctors found the tumor was close to the carotid artery.
  — Pete Grathoff, kansascity.com, 11 Mar. 2017
• The carotid restraint hold places pressure on the carotid artery in the neck and is meant to cause unconsciousness.
  — Anna Bauman, SFChronicle.com, 2 Dec. 2019
• There are two carotid arteries, running on either side of the neck, bringing blood to the head.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2021
• Officers tackled him and placed him in a carotid hold, a chokehold that reduces blood flow to the brain.
  — Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2021
• A clot lodged in his carotid artery, which required emergency surgery.
  — Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 18 May 2017
• The carotid technique is different than a chokehold, in which pressure is put on the front of the neck and throat, cutting off air.
  — Autumn Schoolman, USA TODAY, 3 June 2020
• The agency recently made changes to its use-of-force policy, banning the use of carotid restraints around the head and neck.
  — Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2021
• Police put him in a carotid hold and paramedics injected him with ketamine, a sedative.
  — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2020
• Animals must be slaughtered in the most humane fashion, a sharp knife between the carotid artery and jugular vein.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland.com, 22 June 2017
• The carotid hold that was used on McClain involves applying pressure to the sides of the neck, stopping the flow of blood to the brain to render someone unconscious.
  — Fox News, 1 Sep. 2021
• McClain, 23, was stopped by police while walking home from a store, placed in a carotid hold and then injected with ketamine.
  — Amir Vera and Jenn Selva, CNN, 15 Sep. 2021
• God’s carotid burst open on the new border between India and Pakistan and a million people died of hatred.
  — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 5 June 2017
• Using computers and a standard MRI machine, researchers guided an iron bead through the carotid artery of a pig.
  — Steven Edwards, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2007
• A longtime Near North Side resident, Seaton had been in hospice care and had carotid cancer, her brother said.
  — Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 15 May 2017
• Three years ago, Booker Prize winner Marlon James sliced through enough carotid arteries to fill an ocean.
  — Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2022
• McClain was placed in a carotid hold by police and injected with ketamine when paramedics arrived.
  — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN, 12 Mar. 2022
• The other shows Jones reenacting a carotid hold on Dittrich, with the officers still smiling.
  — Victoria Albert, CBS News, 3 July 2020
• When using a carotid hold, officers use an arm to put pressure on the sides of a person’s neck to force brief unconsciousness.
  — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021
• Police put McClain in a carotid hold, applying pressure around his neck, restricting blood flow to the brain.
  — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 26 June 2020
• Arriving officers tried to arrest the unarmed man, using a carotid hold — a technique where pressure is placed on both sides of the neck — and tackling him to the ground.
  — Erin Donaghue, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2021
• Three arriving officers tried to arrest the unarmed man, using a carotid hold — a technique where pressure is placed on both sides of the neck — and tackling him to the ground.
  — Erin Donaghue, CBS News, 1 Sep. 2021
• The confrontation led to one officer placing McClain in a carotid hold, or chokehold.
  — Amir Vera, CNN, 30 June 2020
• Strangleholds, or carotid restraints, temporarily cut off blood flow to the brain.
  — USA Today, 18 June 2020
• Doing so can increase the risk of developing a carotid dissection—a tear in your carotid artery that can interfere with blood flow to your brain.
  — Ashley Abramson, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
• Officers later tackled him and placed him in a carotid chokehold, a restraint maneuver that restricts blood flow to the brain.
  — Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2021
• McGrath’s body rejected a skin graft and in response, his carotid artery exploded.
  — Allie Gross, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2017
• During the struggle, Woodyard allegedly placed McClain in a carotid hold, less hazardous than a chokehold, the report said.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2021
• According to an independent review of his death, officers placed McClain in a carotid chokehold that restricts the carotid artery and cuts off blood to the brain.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024