How to Use ovary in a Sentence

ovary

noun

• The ovary should be swollen with the beginning of the new fruit.
  — oregonlive, 16 Jan. 2021
• Many abided in the ovaries for most of the rodents’ lives.
  — science.org, 3 July 2024
• The egg can also end up in an ovary, the cervix or the abdomen.
  — Amy Alspaugh, The Conversation, 7 June 2022
• This type of cyst could twist, preventing blood flow to the ovary.
  — CBS News, 30 Nov. 2022
• This shot of a progestin prevents the release of an egg from the ovaries for three months.
  — Jane E. Brody, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2018
• Before the onset of menopause, the ovaries are the body’s source of estrogen.
  — Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Oct. 2024
• The longer a fish is, the greater the volume of her ovaries (proportional to her length).
  — Ben Guarino, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2018
• This time, the culprit appeared — a 2.3-inch mass on Judy’s right ovary.
  — Jill Vollbrecht, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2014
• The ultrasound found a cyst on her left ovary, the lawsuit states.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 July 2023
• The egg leaves the ovary and enters the fallopian tube.
  — Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
• My ovary has settled in on the muscles around the sacral nerves in my back that allow us to walk.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2018
• That includes tumors found in the lung, colon, breasts, ovaries, and — in cases of melanoma — skin.
  — Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2018
• There’s the stamen — the plant’s pollen-producing organ, which is housed in the ovary.
  — Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2017
• The carpel grabs the pollen and transfers it to a chamber called an ovary, where seeds develop.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 26 May 2021
• Doctors rushed Sanders into surgery and the cyst and her right ovary were removed.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2022
• The laparoscopy found 37 lesions and a cyst on her ovary, which was removed via surgery.
  — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
• The first piece that came to me was this image of this white, glowing uterus with boxing gloves for ovaries.
  — Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine, 26 Feb. 2018
• All of these effects stem from the drop in estrogen levels as the ovaries fail.
  — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 1 June 2017
• Testosterone is also produced in smaller amounts in the ovaries as well as the adrenal glands.
  — Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
• The retrieval, where the doctor removes eggs from the ovaries with a long needle, went without a hitch.
  — Ariana Eunjung Cha, chicagotribune.com, 29 Jan. 2018
• In females, the cloaca holds an organ housing the ovaries.
  — National Geographic, 1 June 2017
• Her ovaries are pulled outside her body, and a catheter full of embryos is plunged into her oviduct.
  — Alexandra Horowitz, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
• During perimenopause, the number of eggs in the ovaries starts to dwindle.
  — Korin Miller, Health, 19 May 2024
• Eggs are retrieved from the ovaries and combined with sperm in a petri dish to be fertilized, and then embryos are placed in the uterus.
  — Norine Dworkin-McDaniel, Redbook, 10 Oct. 2011
• During the luteal phase of your cycle, your body forms a corpus luteum, which is a ball of cells that form on your ovary.
  — Christin Perry, Parents, 22 July 2024
• But unlike ovaries, testicles can be touched — and, boy, should they be touched.
  — Redbook, 22 Jan. 2018
• The next day, Jackey had her ovaries and uterus removed, and her doctor biopsied the tumor.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 30 Sep. 2019
• Already the mom of two daughters, Jamie beat cervical cancer last year and lost an ovary in the process.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 24 Mar. 2017
• Follicles containing immature eggs may develop around the edge of the ovary.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 26 Sep. 2024
• This hormone prevents the ovaries from releasing a mature egg for fertilization.
  — Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024