How to Use abdomen in a Sentence

abdomen

noun
  • The female was shot in the abdomen and thigh, and the male was shot in the thigh.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Salman Ahmed, who had been shot in the abdomen, dropped to the ground.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Place a hand on your abdomen to feel the rise and fall.
    Annette Sisco, NOLA.com, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Green was shot in the abdomen and leg and twice in the arm, Pointer said.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2022
  • She was shot in the abdomen but fired back and killed the gunman.
    Colleen Slevin, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Dec. 2021
  • The man was stabbed in his abdomen and the woman was stabbed in an arm.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2021
  • She was shot in the abdomen but fired back at him, Romero said.
    CBS News, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Ahmad's car had been bombed at the end of 2019 and last year he was shot in the abdomen.
    Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Phillips was shot in the chest and Pereira was shot in the head and the abdomen, police said in a statement.
    DÉbora Álvares, ajc, 18 June 2022
  • The man then walked up to Delgado and stabbed her once in the abdomen.
    Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The suspect fired more than one shot, hitting the priest in the abdomen.
    NBC News, 31 Oct. 2020
  • The man, who was in his 20s, was wounded in his abdomen.
    Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 7 July 2021
  • Her younger son was stabbed in the neck and abdomen, then gutted.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Five men between the ages of 28 to 48 were shot; two in the legs, one in a foot, one was grazed in the hand, and one in the abdomen.
    Deanese Williams-Harris, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2020
  • The victim, a man believed to be in his mid-20s, was shot in the abdomen, Galve said.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2021
  • In 2018, Bolsonaro was stabbed in the abdomen while on the campaign trail.
    NBC News, 18 July 2021
  • Monica Law said the young girl was shot in the abdomen.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Long dies two days later from the wound to his abdomen.
    Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 18 Apr. 2021
  • Brown fired shots, striking Townsend in the abdomen and left arm.
    oregonlive, 27 July 2022
  • Carrion was shot twice in the chest, once in the abdomen, groin, forearm and leg.
    Rosemary Sobol, chicagotribune.com, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Green was struck in his abdomen, a leg and an arm, according to the suit.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2022
  • This bee’s head and wings were metal, and its abdomen glass.
    Noah Lederman, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023
  • From close range, Beck, who was standing in front of Young, shoots him once in the abdomen.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2020
  • Loehmann fired two shots, striking Rice in the abdomen.
    Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2020
  • The fight ended after Kaiser shot Adams in the abdomen and Jacobs twice in the chest.
    Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Sep. 2022
  • At least two of the students then fought at the park, and one stabbed the other once in the abdomen, Lyman said.
    Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022
  • On May 13, his death was ruled a homicide due to a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
    Elizabeth Depompei, The Indianapolis Star, 7 June 2021
  • The retired nurse was allegedly beaten in the face and head and stabbed in the abdomen.
    Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2022
  • Researchers from Stanford University managed to make the skin of mice see-through after rubbing a solution on mice’s heads, abdomens and hind legs.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Once separated, the boys' abdomens were closed and rebuilt, using layers of mesh and plastic surgery techniques to stabilize each one.
    Brian Brant, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024

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