How to Use hernia in a Sentence

hernia

noun
  • He was treated for hernia.
  • These items were heavy enough to make his hernia worse.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Her swimsuit bottom had a twist in the front that looked like a hernia.
    Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
  • The return of Bradley, one of the top two-way guards in the league, from a sports hernia is more uncertain.
    Broderick Turner, latimes.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Manuel also has been living with a hernia for the past 17 years.
    Marcus Hayes, Philly.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • No more straddling the neck and risking a hernia just to get the trailer off your truck.
    The Editors, Outdoor Life, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Well, yes, a good day for a hernia doctor to add to his war stories.
    Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The three-time Pro Bowler played most of the season with a sports hernia injury that may require surgery.
    NBC News, 19 Jan. 2020
  • Mike had two sports hernia surgeries and one to a hip labrum in the offseason that set him back.
    John Altavilla, courant.com, 18 July 2017
  • LeMahieu has been diagnosed with a sports hernia and was placed on the Injured List.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
  • And in 2015, the singer underwent surgery for a ventral hernia.
    Diana García, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Not long after that, Michael Stops needs hernia surgery.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2023
  • At 51, Toney has a double hernia, and his health is failing.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The socket cell anchors the scale to the membrane of the insects’ wing; the scale cell pokes through the insect’s wing surface like a hernia.
    Gwen Pearson, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2014
  • Also, Hunt had sports hernia surgery a week ago, and must rehab on his own.
    Scott Patsko, cleveland.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Black underwent the five-hour hernia surgery in March 2017.
    Trihealth, Cincinnati.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • The normal recovery time for sports hernia surgery is six to 12 weeks.
    Manny Navarro, miamiherald, 28 May 2018
  • The hernia that was repaired had formed over a previous scar.
    BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
  • Last year’s first-rounder Derek Barnett is dealing with a sports hernia.
    Andy Benoit, SI.com, 18 May 2018
  • Ford missed Prosper’s first 21 games of this season because of a sports hernia.
    Rick Kretzschmar, Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022
  • After years in the Phoenix sun, Mr. Blair, the hernia patient, nearly went blind from cataracts, which have been removed.
    Jason Deparle, New York Times, 10 June 2024
  • LeMahieu has been dealing with the effects of a sports hernia for several weeks.
    Pete Caldera, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2021
  • An anal hernia is when either the small or large intestines push through fascia and form a bulge in the area near your pelvic organs.
    Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 15 June 2023
  • The routine hernia surgery goes fine — no thanks to 2.0, which shows a complication that’s not there.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2023
  • Rasmus missed the first month of the season due to a sports hernia and hip issue and has returned to hit three homers with eight RBI in his first 10 games back.
    Lawr Michaels, USA TODAY, 15 May 2017
  • The patients' thinking goes: If these guys can install a new heart, fixing my hernia must be a piece of cake.
    oregonlive, 5 Oct. 2019
  • The girl had her second hernia surgery in a year in early October.
    Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com, 29 Nov. 2020
  • Kolar, who had a sports hernia at Iowa State that required surgery in 2020, missed the full-team portion of Ravens training camp.
    Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 18 Oct. 2022
  • And good luck counting the easter eggs: The movie would give a basket-carrying bunny a hernia.
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
  • First, she was diagnosed with a bowel issue that turned into a hernia necessitating surgery.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2024

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