How to Use pelvic in a Sentence

pelvic

adjective
  • Her pelvic joint was sliding in and out of place all the time.
    Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The pelvic bone would have belonged to a pterosaur with a wingspan of more than six feet.
    Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2023
  • Daisy was struck in the pelvic area, Fletcher revealed.
    Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 30 Nov. 2021
  • UTIs can cause pain while urinating, pelvic pain, blood in the urine, and foul smells.
    Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The cause was pelvic cancer, said his wife, Lisa Harrow.
    Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
  • Straining to poop also puts a lot of stress on muscles of the pelvic floor, Dr. Paik says.
    Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 12 Oct. 2022
  • One man was also thirty-five and had been shot in the leg and had a pelvic injury.
    Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2019
  • There, Simms was supposed to get a CAT scan due to pain in her lower back and pelvic area.
    Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2020
  • Strickland said his mother, the elder Shirley, was shot nine times, all in the pelvic and hip area.
    oregonlive.com, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Keep the spine and pelvis neutral and engage your pelvic floor muscles.
    Tiffany Ayuda, Health, 12 July 2023
  • The foot is not twisting on the floor, and the legs were so turned out that the shape of the pelvic region looked like a over-full diaper.
    IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2023
  • And then took a knee to his pelvic bone in a full-speed collision with the goalkeeper.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Gutierrez told me he was pulled from the rubble with bones in his lower back and pelvic area crushed.
    Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2020
  • In the pics, Hadid wears a pair of dirty-wash jeans that features pelvic cutouts and double zippers at the crotch.
    Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Aug. 2021
  • The baton strikes caused severe swelling and bruising to both of Westfield’s legs and pelvic area.
    Justin L. MacK, The Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2020
  • The pelvic floor muscles, which support your bladder, bowel, and uterus, are at the bottom of the core.
    Anne Harding, Health, 19 Jan. 2024
  • So a pelvic floor exam can happen both through the vaginal walls or the rectal walls.
    Jayme Cyk, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
  • My teacher helped with my pelvic floor, and that helped in my recovery.
    Ellen O'Connell Whittet, Glamour, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Other experts say Kegels and squats can help strengthen the pelvic floor, while planks and crunches help the core.
    Sejal Parekh, ABC News, 31 July 2024
  • Cisneros’ hamstring had been ripped from his pelvic bone.
    Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, 27 July 2019
  • It’s done under anesthesia, and takes less than an hour using a syringe in the back of the pelvic bone.
    al, 26 Nov. 2020
  • This end contains the femur and pelvic bone, which can be difficult to carve around.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2021
  • And the tight fit of the infant’s head and shoulders through the pelvic canal during delivery can lead to death, for both the mother and child.
    Tesla Monson, The Conversation, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Patients with minor pelvic injuries, such as a strain, could heal in three to six weeks, Anand said.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
  • This paralysis affects all or part of the trunk, legs and pelvic organs.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Many of these pelvic health problems aren’t new; what is new is the openness about them and desire to address them.
    Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
  • At 20 weeks, I was put on pelvic rest due to complications.
    Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Firstly, cold weather can cause muscles to tense up—that includes in the pelvic floor.
    Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Again, tons of things can switch up your stool—from chronic stress to medications to even tense pelvic floor muscles.
    Amy Norton, SELF, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Tighten your pelvic floor muscles, holding for three to five seconds.
    Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2024

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