How to Use fetal alcohol syndrome in a Sentence

fetal alcohol syndrome

noun

• And doing nothing, Matt said, flushing red, to remedy the fact that South Africa had the highest rate of fetal alcohol syndrome in the world.
  — Hedley Twidle, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
• One eye-opener came from a trip to South Africa, where Koob worked with a team researching fetal alcohol syndrome, which is prevalent there.
  — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Dec. 2017
• The judge will first hold a hearing without the jury to decide if defense lawyers can use a map of Cruz’s brain as evidence of the effects of fetal alcohol syndrome.
  — Patricia Mazzei, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022
• The judge will first hold a hearing without the jury to decide if defense lawyers can use a map of Mr. Cruz’s brain as evidence of the effects of fetal alcohol syndrome.
  — New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022
• That being said, the judges didn’t address the arguments about Brown’s fetal alcohol syndrome.
  — Breanna Edwards, The Root, 14 June 2018
• Weis said Johnson also was born with fetal alcohol syndrome and lost about one-fifth of his brain tissue when a benign tumor was removed in 2008.
  — Jim Salter, ajc, 5 Oct. 2021
• Born with fetal alcohol syndrome and cerebral palsy, Dunn was adopted at 5 months old by her teacher mother.
  — CBS News, 24 July 2020
• Attorney Jeremy Weis said Johnson was born with fetal alcohol syndrome and also lost one-fifth of his brain tissue with the removal of a benign tumor in 2008.
  — NBC News, 7 May 2021
• He was born with cerebral palsy and fetal alcohol syndrome to a mother who is now homeless in San Francisco as far as the family knows, said Wheeler.
  — Paula Dobbyn, Anchorage Daily News, 6 June 2020
• His attorney, Jeremy Weis, said Johnson also was born with fetal alcohol syndrome and lost about one-fifth of his brain tissue when a benign tumor was removed in 2008.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2021
• Alex suffered from complications related to fetal alcohol syndrome and, Shaikh told me, was spending around eighteen hours a day on the internet.
  — James Harkin, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021
• Those overeager cocktail companions have told me about friends of friends whose adoptions went awry, who got babies with fetal alcohol syndrome or attachment issues or the desire to wield sharp objects.
  — Lena Dunham, Glamour, 12 Oct. 2017
• The most severe is fetal alcohol syndrome, in which children have smaller-than-typical heads and bodies, as well as eyes unusually short in width, thin upper lips, and smoother-than-usual skin between the nose and mouth, Chambers said.
  — Author: Pam Belluck, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2018
• The most severe is fetal alcohol syndrome, in which children have smaller-than-typical heads and bodies, as well as eyes unusually short in width, thin upper lips, and smoother-than-usual skin between the nose and mouth, Dr. Chambers said.
  — Pam Belluck, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2018
• In a lifelong career, Bell studied the impact of violence, childhood trauma and fetal alcohol syndrome, among other topics.
  — Jessica Villagomez, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2019
• Cindy was born with fetal alcohol syndrome and has physical and mental disabilities.
  — Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2018
• This finding could lead to better understanding of fetal alcohol syndrome, said Berger.
  — Bethany Ao, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2019
• He was adopted at 9 months by loving foster parents — his father was a GM engineer; his mother a wound care specialist — and has had mental health issues since childhood — likely the product of fetal alcohol syndrome.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 20 Sep. 2017
• Kenneth Lyons Jones, a pediatrician and one of the first two doctors in the country to identify fetal alcohol syndrome as a medical condition, was brought in Tuesday to testify with even more precision about Cruz’s ailments.
  — David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022
• Two years later, Mason was born with multiple birth defects, including fetal alcohol syndrome.
  — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 8 Aug. 2019
• The implication is that disorders like fetal alcohol syndrome and other birth defects could eventually be reversible in humans.
  — Sally Adee, Quartz, 30 May 2019
• The first traits used to diagnose fetal alcohol spectrum disorders were the facial features that now characterize fetal alcohol syndrome.
  — Emma Yasinkski, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Feb. 2022
• Wimberly suffers from fetal alcohol syndrome, according to court records.
  — oregonlive, 24 Jan. 2020
• Mead in particular helped spark Dr. Brazelton’s cross-cultural interest in babies and families, and in troublesome health issues such as fetal alcohol syndrome.
  — Joseph P. Kahn, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2018
• The deficits, Connor emphasized, were consistent with someone affected by fetal alcohol syndrome.
  — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022
• And the data doesn’t account for other downsides of over-drinking, including being violent while under the influence, giving birth to babies with fetal alcohol syndrome, or the productivity costs of alcoholism.
  — Kimberly Leonard, Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2020
• Calamity and Indianness are indeed inseparable, the novel suggests; the droopy features of an Indian child who is born with fetal alcohol syndrome provide an affecting opening image.
  — The Economist, 5 July 2018
• Because of childhood neglect, Warner said, Dale suffers from fetal alcohol syndrome and reactive attachment disorder.
  — Special To The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2020
• Scott said Cruz’s actions are more consistent with Antisocial Personality Disorder than anything to do with fetal alcohol syndrome.
  — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2022
• The prosecution hopes the psychiatrist’s testimony will rebut claims made by Cruz’s attorneys that his mother’s heavy drinking during pregnancy led him to suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome, leading to the shooting and his violent behavior.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024