How to Use colon in a Sentence

colon

noun
  • The risk of colon cancer is about 4% for women and 4.3% for men.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Or maybe, at the risk of seeming too flippant, that comma should be a colon.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The five-year survival rate for stage 4 colon cancer, at 13%, is grim, but the more time passed, the more his odds improved.
    Mara Buchbinder, STAT, 29 Oct. 2023
  • For instance, a 2014 study shows that CBG oil helped with slowing the growth of colon cancer cells in mice.
    All Cbd Naturals, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Boseman lost his battle with colon cancer at the age of 43.
    Michelle Miller, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2020
  • It's long been known men fare worse with colon cancer than women.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • The imaging tests showed that the cancer was localized to my colon and hadn’t spread to other parts of my body.
    Julia Ries, SELF, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Those with colon cancer died at four times the rate; those with breast cancer, almost six times.
    Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, The New Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
  • These muscular contractions pass stool from one end of the colon to the rectum, says Staller.
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The disease had taken root in her colon and spread to her liver, coating it in tumors.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Each celebrity will play in honor of a colon cancer survivor.
    Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The actor died last year in August, at the age of 43, four years after he was diagnosed with colon cancer.
    Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 28 Feb. 2021
  • But, for those with a history of colon polyps, a colonoscopy is usually the critical first step.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The embarrassment of having a tube inserted and seeing my colon on video was the worst part.
    Ginny Graves, Health.com, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Research has found that your colon has an internal clock, much like your sleep–wake cycle.
    Sara Coughlin, Health, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The Detroit native was a longtime colon cancer and stroke survivor.
    Valerie Wu, Variety, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The cause was colon cancer that had metastasized to his liver, according to his wife, Pinkey Reid.
    Tim Page, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Men and women are diagnosed with it at almost the same rate, says Couric, who lost her first husband to colon cancer.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Gregg, who was diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer in 2018, had been in remission for two years.
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • And the figures show positive strides on common cancers such as breast and colon cancers have slowed.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 8 July 2021
  • Raven-Symoné is grappling with the loss of her younger brother, Blaize Pearman, who died at the tender age of 31 due to his two-year battle with colon cancer.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Both ground and air crews had far lower rates of lung cancer, and air crews also had lower rates of bladder and colon cancers.
    Tara Copp, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Roger, 60, died of complications from colon cancer May 8 at his home, said Kim Vrooman, a longtime friend.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2023
  • Grapes Grapes are delicious and beneficial for your heart, brain and colon health.
    Redbook, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Her symptoms worsened, and in 2023, she was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer.
    Julia Ries, SELF, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Red and processed meats, in particular, are linked to colon cancer.
    Maggie O'Neill, Health, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The pendant contains some of the ashes of Signor’s father, Joel, who died Feb. 3 after a four-year battle with colon cancer.
    Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Among those services is colorectal cancer screenings for people in their late 40s — a group that has seen a jump in colon cancer rates over the past three decades.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Treatment for both colon cancer and breast cancer has improved and survival rates keep going up.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • Roy de Souza’s journey into the world of biotech began after his wife was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2017.
    Chase Clements, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'colon.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: