How to Use laceration in a Sentence

laceration

noun
  • The broken glass caused severe laceration of his feet.
  • She suffered lacerations on her legs.
  • The older woman was stabbed in the chest and the younger one had lacerations to the head.
    Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 16 May 2024
  • The man was treated for a laceration in his leg, the NPS added.
    David Chiu, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The notes said Murdaugh had a laceration on the left side of his scalp.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2021
  • The next day, the Tigers put him on the injured list with a right elbow laceration.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2022
  • Rogel swung the machete at the dog and caused a laceration to one of his legs.
    Anchorage Daily News, 14 June 2021
  • The suspect then struck the 31-year-old in the head, causing a laceration.
    Paul Best, Fox News, 13 May 2021
  • The Sox said Abreu left with a facial bruise and laceration and a bruised left knee.
    Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 15 May 2021
  • Berti was hit with a pitch on the back of the head Thursday that also caused a laceration. ...
    sun-sentinel.com, 24 July 2021
  • Kaprielian had a laceration near the nail of his right middle finger that was enough for the A’s to scratch him.
    John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Mauro was killed in the crash and a teenage boy suffered a head laceration.
    Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Alvarez was injured in the eye and sustained a laceration to the head.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Her cause of death was ruled to be multiple blunt injuries to the head with fractures of the skull and lacerations of the brain.
    Jared Formanek, CNN, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The laceration is located on the inside portion of the eyelid, near the corner and close to the nose.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2022
  • There was a laceration of just over two inches in length on his right leg.
    cleveland, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The child tried to flee but was stabbed in the back, suffering a laceration to his right shoulder.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The dog was treated for stab wounds to his side that caused a laceration to his colon in three places, police said.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2021
  • The 31-year-old woman was taken to the hospital for a laceration to the head.
    Wilson Wong, NBC News, 5 May 2021
  • The acquaintance sustained a laceration to the hand and was treated on the scene by medics.
    Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The police officer had a laceration on the left side of his head.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022
  • The driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, suffered a small laceration to the head.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2021
  • The victim was said to have suffered a broken cheek bone and a laceration to his skull.
    Star Tribune, 14 Sep. 2020
  • But the man showed a reporter the lacerations and described how men pistol-whipped and beat him.
    Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Police found a man there with a large laceration on his head.
    Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2021
  • When police showed up at the venue around 9:40 p.m., Redd had sustained a laceration to his face.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The attack left the man with a laceration on his foot, officials said.
    Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 14 July 2022
  • Her daughter suffered a large laceration to her right eye and the bridge of her nose, police said.
    Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Apr. 2021
  • During an argument, a man struck the victim and strangled her, causing lacerations and bruising on her neck.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
  • Instead of running away, the mountain lion charged Wyatt and bit his face, causing severe lacerations while Taylen tried beating on the lion.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 7 July 2024

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