How to Use x-ray in a Sentence
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Boone said that x-rays came back clean on Volpe’s foot.
— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024 -
Mike said the park refunded the cost of his jump and paid for x-ray and ultrasound scans in Thailand.
— Chris Lau, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023 -
X-rays on the ankle were negative, meaning that the x-ray didn’t show any damage.
— Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023 -
The family agreed to this, as well as follow-up x-rays for the twins to ensure proper healing.
— Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024 -
There will be a machine there that the Secret Service said acts like a giant x-ray machine.
— Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024 -
After trying to stretch it out for a few moments, Kelce went to the locker room for x-rays during halftime.
— Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023 -
The post added that Rue had full-body x-rays done, and no additional damage to her internal organs or skeleton was found.
— Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024 -
Two days later, investigators talked with the man in the hospital and received x-rays of his injuries.
— Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024 -
The family wrapped the dog in a blanket and took him to a veterinary office — where x-rays revealed he had been shot in the head, right between the eyes, and one of the bullets was lodged in his throat, Tamllos said.
— Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2024 -
According to the Centers for Disease Control, a mammogram is the process in which an x-ray is taken of a woman’s breast to flag down any early signs of breast cancer.
— Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024 -
Many dental plans require patients to shoulder pricey out-of-pocket care beyond routine cleanings and x-rays.
— Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024 -
The process began with a nearly hour-long consultation session which included taking x-rays, 3D scans of my teeth, and dozens of photos.
— Kassidy Silva, Allure, 23 Mar. 2023 -
Subsequent x-rays were performed in the stadium and were also negative.
— Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2023 -
Beetle remains — not the live, nasty little winged beetles — were uncovered in June during an x-ray screening of baggage that was set to enter America.
— Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 22 Aug. 2023 -
An Italian team had hoped to make history by using high-tech tools — electron microscopy, spectroscopy and micro x-rays — to reveal the cellular structure of one of the world’s oldest reptiles.
— Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024 -
After the bucket was removed, the coyote was assessed further, with fluids administered and x-rays taken.
— Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024 -
Its pulses are much less bright and the individual x-ray photons have longer wavelengths than those from its larger predecessors.
— Bykatie McCormick, science.org, 23 Mar. 2023 -
The real heroes, however, were the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires that were x-rayed before fitment to ensure perfect structural integrity.
— Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024 -
Importantly, the samples from Newfoundland were x-ray amorphous, while those from California and Nevada were not.
— Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 11 July 2024 -
These are low-energy waves with longer wavelengths than visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma rays.
— WIRED, 23 Sep. 2023 -
New techniques, like ground-penetrating radar and robotics, are their equivalent of x-rays and MRIs—tools that let researchers make better diagnoses by peering below the surface.
— WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023 -
Cedar Park police said units were on scene using x-rays to examine an item inside Garner's apartment and conducting searches using robotics.
— Bradford Betz, Fox News, 10 Aug. 2023 -
Advertisement Those individuals are in the process or will be screened in one of several ways, including chest x-rays, blood and skin tests and symptom review, according to health officials.
— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024 -
And while scientists have virtually unrolled them using x-rays, the ancient texts remain unreadable.
— Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 16 Mar. 2023 -
Depending on the situation, medication may be screened visually or with an x-ray machine.
— Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2024 -
The archaeologists took x-rays of the skeletons in the tombs and compared them to detailed descriptions about the Macedonian royals, including height, weight, injuries and physical anomalies, according to Live Science.
— Brie Stimson, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2024 -
Her job, like all paediatric radiographers, often involved performing x-rays on babies that had died.
— Nell Frizzell, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2024 -
By 2010 McLellan had determined the structure of the postfusion protein using a structural imaging technique called x-ray crystallography.
— Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2023 -
In the lab, the researchers created membranes made purely of lipids extracted from the jellies and observed them under different pressures using x-ray scattering and fluorescence spectroscopy.
— science.org, 3 July 2024 -
Authorities subsequently performed a Z-Portal x-ray scan on the vehicle and began to notice several anomalies with the vehicle.
— Jon Haworth, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2023
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On the far right, X-rays are in there, microwaves are in there.
— WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023 -
The first is a product of the medical record—the sum of blood tests, X-rays, and urine samples.
— Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024 -
Some of those patients have come to him for X-rays for those injuries.
— Samantha Delouya, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023 -
In the emergency room, doctors took X-rays and a CT scan.
— Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 17 July 2023 -
Tracks from the beetle larvae are visible to the naked eye and, more deeply, to X-rays.
— Christopher Knight, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024 -
Gas that emits X-rays is a sign of a supermassive black hole.
— Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2023 -
This time, doctors ordered X-rays and found fractures in her legs and wrist.
— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2023 -
While the X-ray source is far smaller than the galaxy, X-rays are much harder to resolve.
— John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2023 -
Payton said the X-rays were negative but didn’t shed light on whether Bolles will miss time.
— Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024 -
She was taken to a field hospital in Rafah where an X-ray showed the bullet lodged near her spine.
— Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024 -
Judge told reporters after the game that X-rays and CT scans of his hand came back negative.
— Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024 -
That will give Moore a chance to rest the sore ribs, which are not broken according to X-rays taken during the game.
— cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023 -
D’Angelo Russell did not play in the second half because of a sore left foot, but the injury didn’t require X-rays.
— Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2023 -
At first, though, the team tried to use X-rays, but this failed to uncover much detail as the boxes were made of metal.
— Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023 -
Shortly after Rodgers left the game, the Jets announced that X-rays of his leg were negative.
— David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2023 -
Vets can count the fetuses with X-rays over 45 days of gestation.
— Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024 -
Chmerkovskiy posted images of his X-rays, along with another of himself in a neck brace and hooked up to a drip.
— Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024 -
These X-rays are the same kind that doctors useto take pictures of broken bones inside the body.
— Giuseppina Fabbiano, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2024 -
The medical care, including X-rays and a cast for a fractured wrist, set her back about $3,000.
— Miriam Jordan Adam Perez, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023 -
Those first five years Kurtz underwent skin checks, blood tests and X-rays every few months to ensure the melanoma hadn’t spread.
— Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024 -
Instead, many pulses of X-rays will create snapshots over time, like frames on a film reel.
— The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023 -
But nobody thanks the radiation techs who ran from bed to bed to bed doing X-rays.
— Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024 -
Trips to the doctor for X-rays and therapy sessions followed.
— Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024 -
The medical staff doesn’t believe the injury will require X-rays.
— Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023 -
The scanners used high-energy X-rays to look past the organism’s scales, fur, or skin to view the dense bone structure beneath.
— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024 -
After X-rays were done to make sure no water remained in his lungs, he was released from the hospital.
— Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024 -
These tests can include chest X-rays, swabbing the inside of the mouth or nose, pulse oximetry to detect levels of oxygen and blood tests.
— Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Apr. 2024 -
The clouds of high-temperature gas inside each cluster emit X-rays and allowed the team to map out the collision.
— Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 1 Sep. 2023 -
When diagnosing swallowing pain, the provider may take X-rays of your chest and neck to rule out or confirm certain health conditions.
— Laura Schober, Health, 12 Oct. 2024 -
Some of the early galaxies that seem to host supermassive black holes do not produce X-rays, which is typically a hallmark of black holes.
— Rebecca Boyle, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
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