How to Use surgeon general in a Sentence

surgeon general

noun
  • The next two to three weeks, that- which is the same time frame the surgeon general referenced there.
    CBS News, 12 July 2020
  • In Brief - In a first, the U.S. surgeon general warned that a toxic workplace is bad for your health.
    Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The surgeon general has made clear that parents in the United States are not OK.
    Kara Alaimo, CNN, 1 Sep. 2024
  • Vivek Murthy, who Biden has tapped to be surgeon general, said in a call with U.S. faith leaders this week.
    Josh Wingrove, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Jan. 2021
  • The surgeon general has begged the public to stop buying them!
    Allan Ripp, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2020
  • The surgeon general and two nurses escorted the patient off the plane and into the care of medics waiting at the gate.
    Jonathan Miller, CBS News, 16 May 2018
  • Wearing a face mask will give you more freedom, not less, the surgeon general said.
    Holly Yan, CNN, 25 June 2020
  • Stolle worked on the APA research that was cited in the surgeon general’s guidance.
    Justine McDaniel, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Yet he has been thrust into the role of the pandemic surgeon general.
    Washington Post, 12 July 2020
  • Murthy, who had advised Biden during the campaign, was named to a four-year term as surgeon general in 2014 by Obama.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2020
  • And yet the surgeon general came out and said social media can be harmful to children.
    WIRED, 14 June 2023
  • Those are some of the questions that Vivek Murthy, a doctor of internal medicine and a former surgeon general...
    Matthew Rees, WSJ, 25 May 2020
  • The surgeon general says social media use can pose a risk of harm to young people’s mental health.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2024
  • As surgeon general, Rivkees plays a pivotal role in the state’s response.
    Skyler Swisher, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2021
  • On the other hand, if being a doctor is related to the job, such as a surgeon general, then retain the Dr. title.
    WSJ, 15 Dec. 2021
  • His father is a renowned surgeon and was on Barack Obama’s shortlist to be named surgeon general.
    azcentral, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Their attorneys want to question Rivkees, who, as surgeon general, heads the Department of Health and signed the rule.
    Jim Saunders, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2021
  • This tool is available through the surgeon general’s office.
    Sarah Mantia, Anchorage Daily News, 5 July 2023
  • In May, the U.S. surgeon general issued a public warning about the risks posed by social media to youth mental health.
    Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2023
  • Biden will announce his pick for acting surgeon general on Wednesday to take the role until Murthy is confirmed by the Senate.
    Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner, 20 Jan. 2021
  • The surgeon general wants to promote gun control through public health.
    John R. Lott Jr., National Review, 6 July 2024
  • Doctors and Democrats praised the surgeon general’s report.
    Amanda Seitz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
  • This is Adams' first advisory this year and his third since being named surgeon general in 2017.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Loneliness is an epidemic, and the health risks are ‘profound,’ the U.S. surgeon general warns.
    Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
  • Trump never asked the surgeon general’s opinion, Adams says.
    Washington Post, 12 July 2020
  • Murthy, who had advised Biden during the campaign, was named to a four-year term as surgeon general in 2014 by President Barack Obama.
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2020
  • Nicotine may also be risky to use while pregnant, the surgeon general reports.
    Rachel Becker, The Verge, 10 Aug. 2018
  • According to the surgeon general's office, a passenger had lost consciousness and the crew asked for help.
    Jonathan Miller, CBS News, 16 May 2018
  • And, per the U.S. surgeon general, loneliness increases the risk of premature death by more than 60%.
    Lauren Peace, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Parents have more demands on their time The surgeon general’s report suggests that parents face many more demands on their time now than in previous generations.
    Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024

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