How to Use hospitalize in a Sentence

hospitalize

verb
  • The doctor wants to hospitalize her for a few days so that he can run some tests.
  • Both men remain hospitalized, and no charges have been filed.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 6 Apr. 2023
  • An Ohio man is dead and a local news reporter has been hospitalized after she was injured in a shooting, police said.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
  • As of Saturday night, two people remained hospitalized, and three others were in police custody.
    CBS News, 2 Apr. 2023
  • One of the victims remains hospitalized in stable condition while the other five have since been released, officials said Saturday.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The 77-year-old Lula had originally planned to visit Beijing last month, but was hospitalized with a bout of pneumonia.
    Tatiana Arias, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
  • In late August, a patient (whose identity hasn’t been released) was hospitalized with gastrointestinal issues.
    Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Garcia had no criminal record and was hospitalized after his arrest, but L.A. County Dist.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The woman told the Free Press she was hospitalized for a month.
    Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
  • In 2019, during a race at the Armory, his heart stopped, and he was hospitalized for a month.
    Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The woman was hospitalized for the effects of the pepper spray and for abrasions to her arm.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2023
  • Rudolph, just 12 at the time, lost an eye in the blast and was hospitalized for weeks and continues to suffer the effects of her injuries.
    Joseph D. Bryant | Jbryant@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The man died at the scene, and the woman was hospitalized with severe leg injuries, troopers say.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
  • He was then hospitalized on Sept. 4 and died the following day.
    Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The three victims were pronounced dead at the scene, and Hurtado's wife and son were hospitalized after the crash.
    Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
  • King Felipe of Spain has spoken for the first time since his mother Queen Sofia was hospitalized.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
  • By the evening of July 1, five passengers were still hospitalized and four of them were in the intensive care unit.
    Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 2 July 2024
  • Two of the workers, an 18-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman, were hospitalized in good condition.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
  • According to the outlet, Dee did not state why the 50-year-old rapper was hospitalized.
    Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Davis fled, and four occupants of the Toyota were hospitalized for cuts, bruises and sprains.
    Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2023
  • The car, which was reported stolen from Cleveland, flipped, and the children were hospitalized.
    John H. Tucker, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The woman was hospitalized with minor injuries to her head and neck.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Paul Pelosi, 84, suffered a skull fracture and was hospitalized for six days.
    Alex Stone, ABC News, 11 May 2024
  • He was revived on the field before he was hospitalized.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Shaw battled a nasty leg infection in the lead-up to the 2023 contest, even being hospitalized at one point.
    Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Both Spence and Foust were hospitalized, and Foust later died in a hospital.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Soon after, the woman had a seizure and was hospitalized, according to the order.
    Emily Davies, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Of the 18 people hospitalized, police are unsure as to how many were shot or injured in the melee as the crowd dispersed to escape the gunshots, Bercaw said.
    Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The 9-year-old girl, who is believed to be a witness to the murder, was hospitalized for her injuries and is now in safe custody, police said.
    Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Two of the younger men were knocked unconscious and later hospitalized.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023

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