How to Use esophagus in a Sentence

esophagus

noun

• The eels moved back up the fish’s esophagus and pulled free through its gills.
  — Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
• The esophagus and the heart are near each other in your chest area.
  — Karen Pallarito, Health, 6 July 2023
• For most of them, the fight for equal service has moved from the lunch counter to the rest room—from the esophagus to the bladder.
  — Burt Solomon, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2018
• The tear appeared to be at the lower left end of the esophagus, just above the diaphragm.
  — Douglas G. Adler, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2021
• Kick back with a cool drink and wash down the pounds of sand that are somehow in your esophagus.
  — Patrick Clair, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2021
• There it was stitched to a remnant of Thomas' esophagus.
  — Crocker Stephenson, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2017
• The wine was harsh, sweet but astringent, and the taste seemed to register in the esophagus as much as in the mouth.
  — Steven Strogatz, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2013
• The Beavers just lined up and ran Jefferson down the Ducks’ esophagus.
  — John Canzano, oregonlive, 28 Nov. 2020
• Taylor was hit in the esophagus and right upper lobe of his lung.
  — Cathy Locke, sacbee, 26 Jan. 2018
• Most of these cancers were in the esophagus, liver and breasts.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 13 July 2021
• This helps clear any acid that went into the esophagus.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 June 2022
• How its tongue is connected to base of the mandible instead of back near the esophagus.
  — Megan Stielstra, Longreads, 19 Apr. 2018
• Veins in the esophagus and lungs become prone to ruptures.
  — Dan McSwain, sandiegouniontribune.com, 3 Sep. 2017
• His esophagus and stomach seem to share that trait, too.
  — Sarah Rense, Esquire, 8 May 2017
• Burping helps release these gas bubbles up the esophagus and out of the mouth.
  — Parents Editors, Parents, 23 June 2023
• Last year, the drug was approved to treat pain from erosions in the esophagus caused by acid reflux.
  — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024
• The next day, Brozinsky advanced the scope down the patient’s esophagus.
  — Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 16 May 2018
• Once swallowed, the piece of paper lodges in Yente’s esophagus near her heart.
  — Olga Tokarczuk, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021
• This sounds vague, but Dr. Baggish points out that many organs in the chest, like the heart, lungs, and esophagus share the same nerve supply.
  — Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 14 Nov. 2018
• His friend, artist John Puglia, died of esophagus cancer in 2013.
  — John Petkovic, cleveland.com, 7 Jan. 2018
• His sister, Lillias Piro, said the cause was an aneurysm in his esophagus.
  — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2023
• His stomach looked fine, but the region where the esophagus entered the stomach was a mess.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
• Eight brain tumors, as well as cancer of the esophagus.
  — Carlos Valdez Lozano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2020
• The esophageal phase involves the stimulation of the salivary glands as food moves through the esophagus.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
• To be fair, not everything here is meant to scar your esophagus.
  — Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register, 24 May 2017
• That means less stomach acid will back up into the esophagus.
  — NBC News, 20 Jan. 2020
• His cause of death was deemed a homicide caused by gunshot wounds to his heart, lung, esophagus and liver.
  — Mark Berman, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2018
• Even the brain in the center of the body is bizarre, because the creature’s esophagus, through which food is ingested, runs right through the middle of it.
  — Philip Ball, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2021
• Focus on diet: Limit spicy foods, which can cause stomach acid to move into the throat or esophagus and affect your voice.
  — Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 Sep. 2024
• These steps include: After eating, food travels from a person's mouth down their esophagus (food pipe) and into their stomach.
  — Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024