How to Use noncritical in a Sentence

noncritical

adjective
  • The victims — two males and one female — were taken to HCMC with noncritical injuries.
    Matt McKinney, Star Tribune, 16 May 2021
  • In the other, a man showed up at an area hospital with a noncritical gunshot wound to the leg after being shot in the area of N. 6th Street and Lowry Avenue, police said.
    Libor Jany, Star Tribune, 22 July 2021
  • In that shocking June 18 incident, three U students were shot and all of the victims had noncritical injuries.
    Editorial Board, Star Tribune, 29 June 2021
  • In the space of a few seconds, Bales had passed the alarm to Garman, who quickly responded that the alarm was noncritical and that the landing could go on, as long as the alarm didn’t become continuous.
    Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 5 July 2019
  • The trend is a twist on the perception of medical tourism as a way to save money, often on noncritical procedures like dental work and face-lifts.
    Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 29 May 2017
  • Nearly 15 percent were admitted to noncritical care units and more than a third were seen in emergency rooms.
    Jonel Aleccia, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Jan. 2023
  • More than a dozen others with noncritical cases filled beds in a dedicated ward.
    Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The move will permit the reopening of noncritical retail stores and offices, but with capacity limits, the state says.
    Greg Norman | Fox News, Fox News, 9 May 2020
  • The other two also showed up at North Memorial and were being treated for noncritical gunshot wounds.
    Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 6 July 2021
  • The woman who was hit, a 22-year-old who works nearby, was taken to Harborview Medical Center with noncritical injuries.
    David Kroman, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Try to have a serious and noncritical conversation with your son, and make sure that your attention is focused solely on him.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 19 Feb. 2021
  • One of the victims was dead at the scene and the other five were transported to local hospitals with conditions varying from critical to noncritical.
    Daniel Allman and Faith Karimi, CNN, 20 Sep. 2019
  • The girl was conscious when she was transported to the hospital in noncritical condition, Avitia said.
    Audrey Jensen, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2020
  • Airlines can also use GoDirect Trade to buy noncritical parts to fix seats or in-flight entertainment systems.
    Agam Shah, WSJ, 28 May 2019
  • One is in critical condition and two others are noncritical, according to the chief.
    Alta Spells, CNN, 21 June 2021
  • The driver was taken to a hospital with noncritical injuries.
    USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2019
  • The driver of the ambulance and one passenger were taken to Baptist Health Hardin with noncritical injuries, according to state police.
    Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal, 1 June 2022
  • At Parkland, the average noncritical patient stays eight days, while the average intensive care patient stays about a month.
    Dallas News, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The rest sustained noncritical injuries and were taken to area hospitals via ground transportation.
    Zach Mentz, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The suspect, who was alone in his vehicle, suffered serious but noncritical injuries and was taken to a hospital.
    Katy Read, Star Tribune, 3 Oct. 2020
  • The bicyclist was taken to the hospital with noncritical injuries.
    Susan Du, Star Tribune, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Another man at the scene suffered noncritical gunshot wounds.
    Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Eight people were flown to nearby hospitals, according to the release, and those with noncritical injuries were taken by ground transportation.
    Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Five more shooting victims left the scene in private vehicles to seek treatment at hospitals for noncritical injuries, police said.
    Julianne McShane, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The pickup's passenger, Jeanine Cheri Kirscht, 48, was taken to a hospital with noncritical injuries and released.
    Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 9 Aug. 2020
  • The student suffered noncritical injuries and is being treated at a hospital.
    Ryan Faircloth, Star Tribune, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Nine people were rushed in ambulances to Regional One Health in Memphis; five of them were in noncritical condition and four were critical, according to the hospital.
    Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The idea is to take some pressure off hospitals and health departments by directing people with noncritical issues directly to a testing site, the company said.
    Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2020
  • On January 23, the U.S. government evacuated noncritical consulate staff from Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus.
    Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Of the five people taken to the hospital, one was in critical condition Monday morning, while the other injuries were considered noncritical, according to the city.
    Joe Barrett, WSJ, 21 June 2021

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