How to Use bowel in a Sentence
bowel
noun- The engine room is down in the bowels of the ship.
- They dug deep into the bowels of the earth.
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The dead shall be buried in the earth’s deepest bowels!
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2019 -
Lane called 911, but had a urine and bowel leak issue and left the restaurant.
— Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023 -
To give my small bowel a rest and time to heal, my doctors put me on TPN.
— Denise Teter, Philly.com, 11 July 2018 -
The tissue can also spread to other parts of the body such as the bladder, bowels and even the lungs.
— Chandelis Duster, CNN, 22 Mar. 2023 -
And all those calibrations trace back to right here, in the bowels of NIST.
— Brian Resnick, Vox, 15 Nov. 2018 -
The key to less foul-smelling poop is to have a quality bowel movement, Dr. Lee says.
— Jessica Toscano, SELF, 8 July 2022 -
The first bowel movement should look dark green and tarry.
— New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020 -
The first sign may be bladder or bowel trouble, or weakness in the legs.
— Denise Grady, New York Times, 24 June 2019 -
One one side of the bowel were pieces of rockfish, fresh greens and cherry tomatoes.
— Margie Goldsmith, Forbes, 12 May 2021 -
And filling the patient’s belly with air might have opened up the hole, freeing the bowel.
— New York Times, 28 Dec. 2020 -
In each of the crawler’s bowels are two main engines of the size found in locomotives or ships.
— Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 29 June 2019 -
These muscles are known as the pelvic floor, a group of muscles that support the bladder, bowel, and uterus.
— Sarah Klein, Health, 1 June 2024 -
For all of the following tests, the colon must be clean and free of stool matter, which requires at-home bowel prep.
— Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 6 Dec. 2022 -
Doctors found tears to his bowels likely caused by blows to the stomach.
— Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 26 Aug. 2019 -
During this procedure, the patient does the full bowel prep to clean out their colon.
— Theresa Sullivan Barger, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023 -
Their heads are twizzling, their eyes bulging, their teeth ground to the gums, their bowels distended.
— Brian T. Allen, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023 -
The Platform closed on a note of hope, with the literal and symbolic rise of a child from the malnourished bowels of the Pit.
— A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2024 -
And never shall the two be parted, even by bowel movements.
— Jenny Singer, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2021 -
Left for long enough, the buildup can cause the colon to perforate, allowing the contents of the bowel to spill into the abdomen.
— Colleen Stinchcombe, Health.com, 20 Sep. 2021 -
There was the time when Liza, one of their four cats, had to stay at the vet for six months to be treated for an irritable bowel.
— Christy Piña, Woman's Day, 2 Dec. 2020 -
Lisa Marie died suddenly from a small bowel obstruction on Jan. 12 at the age of 54.
— Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023 -
And other red flag symptoms may include a change in your bowel habits.
— Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024 -
The bacteria can cause bowel damage and can spread through the blood to other organs, the FDA explains.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 19 Feb. 2022 -
Parking yourself in a chair for hours on end is also thought to bring your bowels to a screeching halt.
— Julia Ries, SELF, 11 Jan. 2024 -
The new compact toilet includes a funnel and hose for urine and a seat for bowel movements.
— Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Oct. 2020 -
The indie rock singer's death was caused by bowel cancer, The Guardian reported.
— Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 1 Oct. 2021 -
Many of the cancers that were found to be among this unusually younger group were of the breast, trachea, lung, bowel, and stomach.
— Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2023 -
The patient is asleep during the procedure and takes a laxative prior to entering the hospital to make sure their bowels are empty.
— Daryl Austin, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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