How to Use surgery in a Sentence

surgery

noun

• He's a specialist in brain surgery.
• The patient was taken directly to surgery.
• The doctor has recommended surgery.
• He has recently undergone surgery on his shoulder.
• The school said Jones will have surgery in the next week.
  — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
• Rumph had surgery and could sit out the rest of the season.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
• Wilt, 26, was shot in the head and underwent brain surgery.
  — Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
• Two surgeons share what to do – and what not to do – prior to surgery.
  — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2023
• People who want to help with the costs of Omid’s surgery and her recovery care may go to animalcenter.org/hopeforomid.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023
• Those who had weight-loss surgery were 16% less likely to die of all causes.
  — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2023
• After surgery to remove part of the damaged lung, the pup spent six nerve-wracking days in the ICU.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2023
• If there was a large issue, it could likely be fixed with surgery.
  — Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 8 Feb. 2023
• One supporter came over to wish Walsh good luck with his surgery.
  — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
• Chase underwent surgery, as well as cleanup on his jaw and the removal of some teeth, the shelter said.
  — Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
• My margins weren’t clear after my last surgery so this is what makes most sense.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
• Kennedy had season-ending knee surgery, and a lat strain sidelined him for most of the 2019 season.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2023
• If doctors replaced his lungs with healthy ones right away, Bauer wouldn't survive the surgery.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2023
• In May, Bowen ran another marathon near the Mayo Clinic, where his surgery took place.
  — David Begnaud, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2024
• As doctors were warming Barry’s body to bring her out of surgery, her heart wouldn’t restart.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
• With any surgery, there are risks of bleeding and infection.
  — Mikayla Morell, Health, 15 Feb. 2023
• After the surgery, Rachel remained in a coma for days in the intensive care unit.
  — Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
• Humphrey has a foot injury and will have surgery on Wednesday, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 16 Aug. 2023
• Jase was rushed into emergency surgery to try to stop the bleeding.
  — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
• The surgery is performed on an outpatient basis and takes less than an hour.
  — Oluseun Olufade, Verywell Health, 1 May 2024
• That was a week after his surgery, Perry’s lawyers argue.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
• During surgery, doctors remove a wedge of tissue from just below the base of the nose to shorten the philtrum (the area above the top lip), which tends to stretch with age.
  — Jolene Edgar, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 June 2023
• Shaina Twain’s open-throat surgery gave her a new outlook on performing.
  — Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024
• Paramedics took Harness across the street to Broward Health North, where he was rushed into emergency surgery.
  — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2023
• Kim, a Gold Glove winner in 2023, is coming off surgery on his right shoulder, and teams will need assurance that he is fully healed.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
• Grace Rossow, a 32-year-old surgery case coordinator in central Illinois, is one of those women.
  — Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024