How to Use scoliosis in a Sentence

scoliosis

noun

• The twins may need spinal surgery down the line to correct their scoliosis.
  — Sammy Caiola, sacbee, 14 July 2017
• Bolt has scoliosis, which is why his stride is a bit odd.
  — Adam Willis, Slate Magazine, 4 Aug. 2017
• Oliver, a 700-pound hog who has scoliosis, was the size of a football three years ago and couldn’t walk.
  — Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2021
• There’s a lot of pain and a lot of management with scoliosis.
  — Bob Sansevere, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2019
• Severe scoliosis caused her spine to curve like the rail on a rocking chair.
  — Staff and Wire Reports, oregonlive, 24 Dec. 2020
• The success of a novel scoliosis surgery hinges on when growth spurts hit.
  — Anika Nayak, STAT, 5 Jan. 2024
• This is not at all the same thing as scoliosis, which is an abnormal curve to one side when viewing the spine straight on.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2021
• Her love of dance started at the age of 7 when she was diagnosed with scoliosis.
  — Carolina Gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 July 2018
• His bones showed 10 battle wounds, including two to the body and eight to the head, as well as evidence of scoliosis.
  — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2022
• Though many months of therapy enabled him to relearn how to walk, talk and eat again, the injuries left him with scoliosis and a shunt in his head.
  — Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 12 May 2018
• The number featured a plunging portrait neckline, which plunged in the back to reveal the bride's scar from scoliosis surgery.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Oct. 2018
• Eugenie broke from the norm, opting instead to leave the back of her dress (and the scars from a childhood scoliosis surgery) unobscured.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 18 July 2020
• The team got a boost last week when 6-9 sophomore Patrick Roberts returned after surgery to correct scoliosis.
  — John Maffei, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• It’s part of aging, part of living with scoliosis and damaged lungs.
  — Edith Eger, refinery29.com, 15 Sep. 2020
• Her gown featured a low back at the request of Eugenie who had surgery at age 12 to correct scoliosis.
  — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2019
• The cut exposed her scoliosis scar, an intentional choice by the Princess to raise awareness for the condition.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 July 2022
• The royal had surgery as a pre-teen after being diagnosed with scoliosis, a curvature of the spine.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
• When one man with scoliosis lost his unemployment checks, Dr. Kramer paid for his treatments for three months.
  — Alex Traub, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2021
• Gray says she’s had 18 surgeries to date, including one to insert rods into her spine to help correct the effects of scoliosis.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 13 Jan. 2022
• When thinking about back and neck issues, some of the most common diagnoses that typically come to mind are scoliosis, slipped discs and whiplash – to name a few.
  — St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Cincinnati.com, 23 Oct. 2017
• For a quick moment, Kelly Orgeron uses the ottoman to demonstrate how a victim of scoliosis ties his or her shoes.
  — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, 2 July 2018
• Finding alignment My spine may never be straight and my scoliosis will never be cured.
  — Lauren Depino, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2019
• An old lady with scoliosis, my mom stood barely 5 foot 2.
  — Steven Petrow, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2017
• Oliver has scoliosis and was going to be put to sleep because something happened to his owner.
  — Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2020
• During their stay, visitors will learn the story of Winter, the dolphin with scoliosis featured in the Dolphin Tale movies.
  — Shea Peters, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2023
• This unevenness in the length of her legs eventually led to scoliosis, a curvature of her spine.
  — Andrea Kane, CNN, 20 Aug. 2022
• Condie, who as a child with scoliosis underwent a 10-vertebrae fusion to correct a 72-degree curve in her spine, cannot arch her back.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2021
• Being the only other person in the house at the time, Williams moved quickly to rescue her aunt, Paula Turner, 49, who is bedridden due to cerebral palsy and scoliosis.
  — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 16 Aug. 2017
• She’s relied on an inner strength to conquer misery, pain and any sense of despair since she was diagnosed with scoliosis at 11.
  — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2017
• Throwing out my back or tweaking a muscle is already easy enough without actively trying to give myself scoliosis in the name of fashion.
  — Emily Kirkpatrick, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 20 Oct 2024