How to Use surgeon general in a Sentence

surgeon general

noun

• In Brief - In a first, the U.S. surgeon general warned that a toxic workplace is bad for your health.
  — Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2022
• Vivek Murthy, who Biden has tapped to be surgeon general, said in a call with U.S. faith leaders this week.
  — Josh Wingrove, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Jan. 2021
• Stolle worked on the APA research that was cited in the surgeon general’s guidance.
  — Justine McDaniel, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Oct. 2022
• Murthy, who had advised Biden during the campaign, was named to a four-year term as surgeon general in 2014 by Obama.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2020
• And yet the surgeon general came out and said social media can be harmful to children.
  — WIRED, 14 June 2023
• The surgeon general says social media use can pose a risk of harm to young people’s mental health.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2024
• As surgeon general, Rivkees plays a pivotal role in the state’s response.
  — Skyler Swisher, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2021
• On the other hand, if being a doctor is related to the job, such as a surgeon general, then retain the Dr. title.
  — WSJ, 15 Dec. 2021
• Their attorneys want to question Rivkees, who, as surgeon general, heads the Department of Health and signed the rule.
  — Jim Saunders, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2021
• This tool is available through the surgeon general’s office.
  — Sarah Mantia, Anchorage Daily News, 5 July 2023
• In May, the U.S. surgeon general issued a public warning about the risks posed by social media to youth mental health.
  — Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2023
• Biden will announce his pick for acting surgeon general on Wednesday to take the role until Murthy is confirmed by the Senate.
  — Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner, 20 Jan. 2021
• The surgeon general wants to promote gun control through public health.
  — John R. Lott Jr., National Review, 6 July 2024
• Loneliness is an epidemic, and the health risks are ‘profound,’ the U.S. surgeon general warns.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
• Murthy, who had advised Biden during the campaign, was named to a four-year term as surgeon general in 2014 by President Barack Obama.
  — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2020
• And, per the U.S. surgeon general, loneliness increases the risk of premature death by more than 60%.
  — Lauren Peace, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
• And on the same day as the surgeon general’s warning this week, the White House commissioned a task force to analyze how to improve the health, safety and privacy of kids who go online.
  — Jesse Greenspan, Scientific American, 26 May 2023
• For the surgeon general, a warning label is part of a holistic strategy to reduce the risks that social media poses to young people in the US.
  — Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 24 June 2024
• The surgeon general has warned about the negative effects of social media on kids’ mental health.
  — Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2024
• The Florida Senate confirmed Ladapo to become the state's surgeon general last month.
  — Steve Contorno and Carma Hassan, CNN, 7 Mar. 2022
• As the pandemic puts a damper on the holiday season, there's still reason for hope, the nation's surgeon general said Sunday.
  — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2021
• The increase led to the surgeon general issuing a rare advisory on the youth mental health crisis last month.
  — NBC News, 26 Jan. 2022
• Title 42 of the U.S. Code empowers the surgeon general to halt immigration from certain places to prevent the spread of disease.
  — Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
• Then just make the surgeon general's warning: 'Don't let cancer dominate your lungs!
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2020
• In 1925, the US surgeon general convened a committee to render a verdict about its safety.
  — Michael J. Coren, Quartz, 16 June 2022
• Earlier this year the U.S. surgeon general released a report on the youth mental health crisis.
  — Senator Edward J. Markey, Scientific American, 27 July 2023
• Last month, the U.S. surgeon general proposed putting a cigarette-style warning label on social sites—to serve as a reminder to parents that they haven’t been proved safe.
  — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 17 July 2024
• Murthy, instead, has been asked to serve once again as U.S. surgeon general, Politico reported.
  — Lev Facher, STAT, 3 Dec. 2020
• As surgeon general, Murthy largely stayed quiet on gun violence, until now.
  — Amanda Seitz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
• In 2021, the surgeon general issued a public health advisory on teen mental health; however, research hasn’t found a direct link between the crisis and social media use.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024