How to Use abdomen in a Sentence
abdomen
noun-
Her nephew was shot one time in the abdomen and three times in the leg, but also seems to be stable.
— Washington Post, 31 May 2021 -
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 air walker allows for a full body workout, attacking your legs, abdomen and even arms.
— Tim Kohut, BGR, 17 May 2021 -
Aiden, who was sitting in the back seat, was shot in the abdomen and pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
— Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 9 June 2021 -
Barnes describes a drum-like organ called a tymbal that the male cicadas contract against their hollow abdomen to sing or call.
— Chrystelle L. Vilfranc, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2021 -
He was shot in the abdomen and right arm and taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
— Paige Fry, chicagotribune.com, 19 May 2021 -
She was taken by emergency responders to a hospital and declared dead from a gunshot to the abdomen.
— Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 3 June 2021 -
Upon arrival, officers discovered a 5-year-old boy had been struck in the abdomen by a ricocheting bullet.
— Elaine Aradillas, PEOPLE.com, 2 June 2021 -
King was stripped of his olive green uniform; there was a blood stain under his head; and even though he was not shot below the abdomen, the photographer included his genitals in the frame.
— Alexa Mills, Washington Post, 28 May 2021 -
An autopsy photo of the young woman seen by CNN showed her internal organs spilling out from a wound in her lower abdomen.
— Nima Elbagir, CNN, 12 May 2021 -
Law enforcement officers returned fire, shooting the girl in the abdomen and arm; her condition was stable Wednesday, the county sheriff's office said.
— Jason Hanna, Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN, 3 June 2021 -
Harrison became uneasy when Burgos complimented his V-shaped abdomen.
— New York Times, 9 June 2021 -
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 -
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 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 -
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 -
Brown fired shots, striking Townsend in the abdomen and left arm.
— oregonlive, 27 July 2022 -
Green was struck in his abdomen, a leg and an arm, according to the suit.
— Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2022 -
Tuataras have more ribs than lizards on their abdomens, and have differences in their skulls and teeth.
— Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2024 -
Josh Hart, playing through an abdomen injury, clearly wasn’t himself.
— Mike Lupica, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2024
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