How to Use tissue in a Sentence

tissue

noun
  • The drug can damage the body's tissues.
  • She wiped her nose with a tissue.
  • The heart has a hard time pumping blood to the body's tissues, and the body sends more blood back to the heart and brain.
    Carey Rossi, Health, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Keeping the light on 24/7 can stunt growth and plant tissue and cause the plant to die.
    Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Keep tissues in the car and house so kids can use them to blow their noses and rub their eyes.
    Kristi Pahr, Parents, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The flea bite had also caused tissue death in both his hands and feet.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 22 July 2023
  • These last couple of episodes the tissue box came in handy.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
  • Watch the first trailer above now — but make sure to grab some tissues first.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 May 2024
  • The deep-plane facelift also leaves the tissue that connects the face and neck muscles to the skin intact.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The carpal tunnel is a narrow conduit in the wrist made up of small bones and soft tissues.
    Benjamin Plackett, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2024
  • His blood type did not match the blood found on Bobbie Jo's glove and the nearby tissue.
    CBS News, 19 Nov. 2022
  • With a tissue gown on, the area between my chest and waist are not exposed to the doctor’s view.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Or just smash them with a flyswatter and clean up with a tissue.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Cancer cells are present in the lining of the airways but have not spread deeper in the lung tissue.
    Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 13 Aug. 2024
  • For the new paper, the researchers turned to a piece of brain tissue from a person with epilepsy.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
  • Itching to bring along a hand cream, pack of tissues, or smart reader?
    Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2024
  • If the tissue is frozen quickly, ice crystals burst cells from the inside out.
    Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Top surgery refers to the procedure to remove breast or chest tissue.
    Larry Madowo, CNN, 29 June 2023
  • Pig heart valves and cow heart tissue are now widely used in medicine, for instance.
    Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Usually, just a short amount of time to help the tissues heal is all that’s necessary.
    Maggie O'Neill, Health, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The agent took off his glasses, wiped them with a tissue, took a sip of tea from his teacup, put his glasses back on, and looked at me.
    Haruki Murakami, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The cells develop tissue, which helps give the meat its chewy texture.
    Kristina Peterson, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2022
  • On the third day, Nuzzo, the nurse-midwife, induces the delivery of fetal tissue from the uterus.
    Maggie Shannon, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The connecting tissue between the two strands is Shuri.
    A.a. Dowd, Chron, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Is that a deadly cancer, or just a blob of fibrous tissue?
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024
  • There is no tissue and no DNA left after the process is completed.
    Eleanor McCrary, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The waves calm sinus nerves and shrink swollen tissue in the sinus cavity.
    Amy Stanford, Health, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The doctor, seeming uncomfortable, told her to go home and wait for her body to pass the tissue.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • When water gets too warm, corals expel algae that live in their tissues and give them their vibrant colors.
    Andrew Freedman, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The second miscarriage required undergoing a D&C to remove the tissue from the uterus.
    Mia Taylor, Parents, 16 Oct. 2024

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