Examples of brittle bone disease in a Sentence
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Em was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease, so her family has treated her delicately her entire life.
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The pair were both born with osteogenesis imperfecta type 3 — often called brittle bone disease.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
To complicate matters, both Teresa and Austin have osteogenesis imperfecta, aka brittle bone disease.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Here’s a sampling: autism, brittle bone disease, alcoholism, financial struggles and marital difficulties.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
Xuân Trương is a co-founder of Access CLT and a licensed clinical social work associate who was born with Osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as OI or brittle bone disease.
—Dasia Williams, Charlotte Observer, 19 July 2024
There’s Tollsyn Crandall, the 13-year-old with Osteogenesis imperfecta, a brittle bone disease.
—Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2022
Our working diagnosis was osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), or brittle bone disease, an extremely rare condition that weakens bones.
—Amitha Kalaichandran, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2018
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The pair were both born with osteogenesis imperfecta type 3 — often called brittle bone disease.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
To complicate matters, both Teresa and Austin have osteogenesis imperfecta, aka brittle bone disease.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Here’s a sampling: autism, brittle bone disease, alcoholism, financial struggles and marital difficulties.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
Xuân Trương is a co-founder of Access CLT and a licensed clinical social work associate who was born with Osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as OI or brittle bone disease.
—Dasia Williams, Charlotte Observer, 19 July 2024
There’s Tollsyn Crandall, the 13-year-old with Osteogenesis imperfecta, a brittle bone disease.
—Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2022
Our working diagnosis was osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), or brittle bone disease, an extremely rare condition that weakens bones.
—Amitha Kalaichandran, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2018
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“Brittle bone disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brittle%20bone%20disease. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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