How to Use surgery in a Sentence

surgery

noun

• He's a specialist in brain surgery.
• The patient was taken directly to surgery.
• The doctor has recommended surgery.
• He has recently undergone surgery on his shoulder.
• The school said Jones will have surgery in the next week.
  — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
• Rumph had surgery and could sit out the rest of the season.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
• Wilt, 26, was shot in the head and underwent brain surgery.
  — Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
• Berger had surgery on Thursday and was not at the game.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2022
• Two surgeons share what to do – and what not to do – prior to surgery.
  — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2023
• Blanco had surgery on his right knee to repair a torn ACL in 2020.
  — oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• Doing so would show that electing to have surgery, which led to the team tanking, was the right move.
  — oregonlive, 18 Oct. 2022
• People who want to help with the costs of Omid’s surgery and her recovery care may go to animalcenter.org/hopeforomid.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023
• The team is responsible for the costs but is not liable for any mishaps with the surgery.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2022
• Those who had weight-loss surgery were 16% less likely to die of all causes.
  — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2023
• After surgery to remove part of the damaged lung, the pup spent six nerve-wracking days in the ICU.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2023
• Adams runs to stop the surgery, is berated by Meredith, and receives the wrath of Mrs. Collins.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2022
• If there was a large issue, it could likely be fixed with surgery.
  — Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 8 Feb. 2023
• Gaby was always gonna show up for her mom’s cataract surgery, c’mon.
  — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
• One supporter came over to wish Walsh good luck with his surgery.
  — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
• Chase underwent surgery, as well as cleanup on his jaw and the removal of some teeth, the shelter said.
  — Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
• My margins weren’t clear after my last surgery so this is what makes most sense.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
• Kennedy had season-ending knee surgery, and a lat strain sidelined him for most of the 2019 season.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2023
• The surgery, which is set for this week, is estimated to take 48 hours to complete.
  — Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
• Among the dead was a 70-year-old woman who had gallbladder surgery at the clinic, Ruiz said.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2022
• If doctors replaced his lungs with healthy ones right away, Bauer wouldn't survive the surgery.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2023
• In May, Bowen ran another marathon near the Mayo Clinic, where his surgery took place.
  — David Begnaud, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2024
• As doctors were warming Barry’s body to bring her out of surgery, her heart wouldn’t restart.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
• Jefferson had surgery on the same knee after the Super Bowl.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2022
• Ronnie Platt is on the road to recovery after undergoing surgery to treat his thyroid cancer.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2025
• But the Bulls still are missing a significant portion of their core rotation, including guard Ayo Dosunmu, who underwent season-ending surgery Wednesday to treat a left shoulder fracture that was causing dislocation.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025