How to Use meniscus in a Sentence

meniscus

noun
  • But the wall of text is like a curtain, or the meniscus on a body of water.
    Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Donovan said a bone bruise was clear on the MRI, and there wasn’t enough on the torn meniscus.
    Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 22 Jan. 2022
  • Then Dart hurt his meniscus in his knee and missed four weeks.
    Nick Suss, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2022
  • The meniscus is the disk of cartilage that sits in your knee joint.
    Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The issue stems from Hughes’ 2015 surgery to repair the meniscus in his left knee.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2023
  • Woodyard missed his team’s last three games with a torn meniscus.
    Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Sexton had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee on Nov. 17.
    Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2022
  • An injury to her meniscus in 2019 was the push Haddish needed to make some changes.
    Veronica Wells, Essence, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Uribe pitched only three innings in 2022 due to a torn meniscus.
    Emmett Prosser, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2023
  • Bales worked his way back from that injury only to suffer a torn meniscus in his knee in the spring.
    Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Leonard missed the last three games of the first-round loss to Phoenix with a torn meniscus, a diagnosis the team learned of after Game 2.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Cheerios, ants, and paper clips all get pushed slightly upwards to the high point of the meniscus.
    Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Kovelesky is also coming back from surgery at the end of March for a torn meniscus in her right knee.
    Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Tello tore three ligaments and the meniscus in her right knee.
    Ivan Orozco, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Collin Sexton is out for the year following surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.
    Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2021
  • Damion Lee has been out all season after having surgery on his right meniscus Oct. 11 of last year.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
  • In short, Johnson had his meniscus trimmed, not repaired.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The good vibes were short-lived, though, with Thursday bringing news that Bulls guard Lonzo Ball suffered a small tear in his left meniscus.
    Jason Patt, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Cam Johnson will suit up Thursday for the first time since tearing his right meniscus on Nov. 4 against Portland.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Wilson himself came into the season with a bone bruise and meniscus issues, forcing him to miss the first three weeks.
    Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2022
  • When Johnson sustained a torn meniscus early in the season, the Suns chose not to bring Crowder back, either.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The latest procedure on his right meniscus wasn't a major one.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2022
  • The only other player on the Suns pregame injury report is Damion Lee (right meniscus surgery).
    Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Payne has missed Phoenix’s last six games while Johnson hasn’t played since suffering a torn right meniscus in a Nov. 4 loss against Portland.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Sexton suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee during Sunday’s win against in New York.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Austgen missed all of last season with a torn meniscus in his right knee, suffered on the first official day of practice.
    Michael Osipoff, chicagotribune.com, 16 Nov. 2021
  • He was compromised in the playoffs because of the meniscus injury and still found ways to contribute.
    Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Williams suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee, has undergone surgery and is expected to return in four to six weeks.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Dart tore his meniscus in the process, requiring surgery that would keep him out until late October.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Briefly: Chicago guard Lonzo Ball, who has a torn meniscus in his knee, will have surgery and is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks. ...
    San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Jan. 2022

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