How to Use colon in a Sentence

colon

noun

• The risk of colon cancer is about 4% for women and 4.3% for men.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2024
• Or maybe, at the risk of seeming too flippant, that comma should be a colon.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2023
• The five-year survival rate for stage 4 colon cancer, at 13%, is grim, but the more time passed, the more his odds improved.
  — Mara Buchbinder, STAT, 29 Oct. 2023
• For instance, a 2014 study shows that CBG oil helped with slowing the growth of colon cancer cells in mice.
  — All Cbd Naturals, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
• Boseman lost his battle with colon cancer at the age of 43.
  — Michelle Miller, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2020
• It's long been known men fare worse with colon cancer than women.
  — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
• The imaging tests showed that the cancer was localized to my colon and hadn’t spread to other parts of my body.
  — Julia Ries, SELF, 11 Mar. 2024
• Those with colon cancer died at four times the rate; those with breast cancer, almost six times.
  — Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, The New Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
• These muscular contractions pass stool from one end of the colon to the rectum, says Staller.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 18 Aug. 2023
• The disease had taken root in her colon and spread to her liver, coating it in tumors.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 Jan. 2024
• Each celebrity will play in honor of a colon cancer survivor.
  — Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
• The actor died last year in August, at the age of 43, four years after he was diagnosed with colon cancer.
  — Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 28 Feb. 2021
• But, for those with a history of colon polyps, a colonoscopy is usually the critical first step.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2023
• The embarrassment of having a tube inserted and seeing my colon on video was the worst part.
  — Ginny Graves, Health.com, 31 Aug. 2020
• Research has found that your colon has an internal clock, much like your sleep–wake cycle.
  — Sara Coughlin, Health, 10 Aug. 2023
• The Detroit native was a longtime colon cancer and stroke survivor.
  — Valerie Wu, Variety, 11 Nov. 2023
• The cause was colon cancer that had metastasized to his liver, according to his wife, Pinkey Reid.
  — Tim Page, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
• Men and women are diagnosed with it at almost the same rate, says Couric, who lost her first husband to colon cancer.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
• Gregg, who was diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer in 2018, had been in remission for two years.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
• And the figures show positive strides on common cancers such as breast and colon cancers have slowed.
  — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 8 July 2021
• Raven-Symoné is grappling with the loss of her younger brother, Blaize Pearman, who died at the tender age of 31 due to his two-year battle with colon cancer.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 12 Dec. 2023
• Both ground and air crews had far lower rates of lung cancer, and air crews also had lower rates of bladder and colon cancers.
  — Tara Copp, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2023
• Roger, 60, died of complications from colon cancer May 8 at his home, said Kim Vrooman, a longtime friend.
  — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2023
• Grapes Grapes are delicious and beneficial for your heart, brain and colon health.
  — Redbook, 17 Aug. 2023
• Her symptoms worsened, and in 2023, she was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer.
  — Julia Ries, SELF, 18 Jan. 2024
• Red and processed meats, in particular, are linked to colon cancer.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 5 Mar. 2024
• The pendant contains some of the ashes of Signor’s father, Joel, who died Feb. 3 after a four-year battle with colon cancer.
  — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2023
• Among those services is colorectal cancer screenings for people in their late 40s — a group that has seen a jump in colon cancer rates over the past three decades.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2023
• For instance, the same kind of diet that promotes a healthy microbiome has been linked to a lower incidence of colon cancer.
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
• But the opposite is also true: Sitting around for long stretches keeps waste in your colon for longer, where it’s fermented by bacteria that release, yep, tons of bloat-causing gas as a byproduct.
  — Marygrace Taylor, SELF, 2 May 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024