How to Use splint in a Sentence

splint

1 of 2 noun

• His leg was in a splint.
• The leg was placed in a splint and Morevino was vanned to the on-site clinic.
  — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2021
• For the first time since his injury, the splint came off and Allen used both hands.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 10 Apr. 2022
• Her first airplane trip was to Japan with a one-year old in a body splint.
  — courant.com, 5 June 2018
• Edelman was first spotted with a small splint on the base of his left thumb.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2019
• Juliana had a minor sprain and went home with a splint.
  — NBC News, 25 Apr. 2020
• In a release, the team said Payne will wear a splint for the next seven to 10 days and then a boot for six to eight weeks.
  — K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• In his shock, Lewis had forgotten to build any kind of splint.
  — Benjamin Alva Polley, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2022
• Later, Tori shared a video of her son standing on her lap in the car without the splint.
  — Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 4 June 2018
• Lane practiced Friday and should be able to play with the injury and splint/tape.
  — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Oct. 2017
• At the hospital, his eye was patched and his wrist fitted with a splint.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2021
• If the stem is very weak, use a stick or dowel as a splint to prevent the stem from breaking off.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 19 Mar. 2022
• The first-round draft pick is wearing a splint to protect his finger.
  — Aaron Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 12 Sep. 2019
• Suarez posted a video after the race showing his left hand wrapped in a splint.
  — George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 10 Apr. 2018
• One of the patrollers was wrapping the skier’s right knee in an orange splint.
  — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 25 Nov. 2022
• Janey caught himself with his arm, which was put into a splint and bandaged.
  — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2019
• Bradley will be able to play with his thumb in a splint while Ariza is still doing noncontact work.
  — Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2021
• Then, Linberg wrapped the leg in gauze and attached a temporary splint.
  — Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2019
• Piks, who is headed to Lake Erie College, played with two fingers on his right hand wrapped in a splint.
  — Matt Goul, cleveland, 2 Mar. 2020
• The redshirt sophomore was wearing a splint to cover his left thumb.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2019
• There would be no need for splint for the game and would expect minimum impact on Brady.
  — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 Jan. 2018
• Even the pinkie finger on his left hand has been a problem; Desir slipped a splint on it in the locker room after the win.
  — Joel A. Erickson, Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2019
• The medical student, who asked that she not be named, spent hours on the floor with her bloody leg set in a splint made of sticks and cardboard.
  — Joshua Partlow, chicagotribune.com, 14 July 2018
• The Tigers are sending Soto, who has his finger in a splint, to a hand specialist.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2021
• Green, who sported a splint on his left middle finger, will be out a couple of weeks.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2020
• When Stephen broke his leg, the others fashioned a splint; his leg healed perfectly.
  — New York Times, 22 Apr. 2021
• Can be used as a make-shift splint in a medical emergency.
  — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 27 July 2023
• Any treatment beyond splints and stitches requires a trip to Marrakesh, about an hour and a half away.
  — Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2023
• Because of this, those with a high BMI are more likely to experience shin splints.
  — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
• Wear braces or splints that provide structured support to your hands and fingers, especially the thumbs.
  — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 27 Oct. 2023

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splint

2 of 2 verb

• The dog that was attacked had its broken leg splinted in hopes of giving it a chance of recovery.
  — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 11 Oct. 2017
• His left hand was splinted and bandaged; long metal pins protruded from it.
  — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2017
• Rescuers found him at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday, warmed him up and splinted his ankle.
  — Author: Christine Clarridge, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2020
• When Carter, who is now 15, fell and broke his elbow, his mother splinted his arm and called two friends on the mainland, who motored them by boat across the water to a hospital.
  — Zoe Greenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2019
• Amanda Hannon, director of operations at Elmore Community Hospital, said doctors can splint a broken bone, stabilize a patient involved in a car crash and treat life-threatening infections.
  — Amy Yurkanin, AL.com, 29 Dec. 2017
• The dog that was attacked had its broken leg splinted in hopes of giving it a chance of recovery.
  — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 11 Oct. 2017
• His left hand was splinted and bandaged; long metal pins protruded from it.
  — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2017
• Rescuers found him at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday, warmed him up and splinted his ankle.
  — Author: Christine Clarridge, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2020
• When Carter, who is now 15, fell and broke his elbow, his mother splinted his arm and called two friends on the mainland, who motored them by boat across the water to a hospital.
  — Zoe Greenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2019
• Amanda Hannon, director of operations at Elmore Community Hospital, said doctors can splint a broken bone, stabilize a patient involved in a car crash and treat life-threatening infections.
  — Amy Yurkanin, AL.com, 29 Dec. 2017

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