How to Use abdomen in a Sentence

abdomen

noun
  • Don't wait on a sharp abdomen pain.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • The man was shot in the abdomen and forearm.
    — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • His abdomen and back ached from constant dry heaves.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The teen had a gunshot wound to the hip/abdomen area.
    — Ben Wheeler updated May 27, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
  • Other fish swam through its abdomen and around its hind legs.
    — Richard Conniff, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022
  • He had been shot twice in the abdomen, per the complaint.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • The abdomen is yellow with black bars.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Hayward was drive-stunned twice in the abdomen and once in the thigh.
    — David Armstrong, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2020
  • The abdomen is yellow with black bars.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The abdomen is yellow with black bars.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • He was shot in the hand, and also had a graze wound to his abdomen.
    — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 5 July 2018
  • Josh Hart grabbed at his abdomen in the third quarter.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Ayden had a gunshot wound to his hip/abdomen area.
    — Caroline Zimmerman may 26, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2026
  • Hollins did not practice all week with an abdomen injury.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
  • The bullet tore through his abdomen and hit an artery leading to his left leg.
    — Nina Shapiro, The Seattle Times, 27 July 2018
  • The victim was shot once in the chest and once in the abdomen, police said.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • To chase them off, females raise their abdomens to show off their pincers.
    — Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Weist attacked her with a knife and wounded her in the abdomen, chest and arms.
    — Michael Katz, idahostatesman, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Amir was shot twice, once in the abdomen and once in the face, and was pronounced dead on the scene.
    — Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan, 3 Apr. 2016
  • The younger man was shot in the right ankle, the older man twice in the right abdomen.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Police found a man shot to the abdomen and chest who was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Their wings are soft and parchment-like and don’t always reach the tip of the abdomen.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 6 July 2020
  • Jack was found on the bed, draped in a blanket, with his hands folded over his abdomen.
    — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2016
  • In this case, the 30-year-old man's fat cells were taken from his abdomen.
    — De Elizabeth, Allure, 31 July 2017
  • That pain radiated out to his groin and up to his abdomen and chest.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Painful bloat set into my upper abdomen.
    — Jessie Rosen, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Support your head with a pillow and rest your hands on your abdomen below the navel.
    — Carol Kinsey Goman, Forbes, 6 June 2022
  • Both men were stabbed in the chest and upper abdomen, Sherwin said.
    — CBS News, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Her remains showed multiple wounds, and her abdomen had been cut open.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Doctors opened her abdomen from her breastbone down, looking for more growths.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026

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