How to Use aneurysm in a Sentence

aneurysm

noun
  • Here’s what to know about aneurysms.
    — Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • An aneurysm is a bulge in an artery in the brain.
    — Sohaib Imtiaz, Health, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The scan revealed a brain aneurysm.
    — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Can brain aneurysms be treated?
    — Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Most brain aneurysms don't rupture.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Her son, Matthew Nemeth, said the cause was a brain aneurysm.
    — Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2020
  • The coil forms a blood clot, blocks blood flow, and keeps the aneurysm from bursting.
    — Alyssa Hui, Health, 12 Apr. 2023
  • What happens if a brain aneurysm ruptures?
    — Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Hugo died at age 15 in 1980 from a brain aneurysm.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Most brain aneurysms occur in adults ages 30 to 60.
    — Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • He was rushed to the hospital with a ruptured brain aneurysm.
    — Caitlin Anderson, Twin Cities, 30 Dec. 2019
  • An aneurysm occurs when a weak spot in a blood vessel bulges or balloons out.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Rick was about to have surgery to fix an aortic aneurysm that could have burst and killed him quickly.
    — Dennis Kneale, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The cause was a brain aneurysm and stroke, her family announced.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2021
  • Their son and daughter, twins, were not quite 10 when her aneurysm ruptured.
    — Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Getting ready for this tour, just getting my damn bus on the road was about to give me a frickin’ aneurysm.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Flow Space spoke with experts about what midlife women need to know about brain aneurysms.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 Dec. 2025
  • News of the agreement comes as Dre recovers from a brain aneurysm.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2021
  • The police, Feher said, saw no sign of a heart attack or aneurysm.
    — Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2019
  • The brain aneurysm was the result of a stroke, Lago's statement said.
    — CBS News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The aneurysm caused Tyler to have a stroke, robbing him of all function on the left side of his body.
    — Sam Gillette, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • His father died at age 41 of an aneurysm when Herman was in high school.
    — Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2022
  • An aneurysm occurs when an artery swells into a balloonlike shape.
    — Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The name on this Bey remix probably gave house-music purists a bit of an aneurysm.
    — August Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Clare’s father dies suddenly of an aneurysm in the second-to-last episode.
    — Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The cause was an aneurysm, said his son, Roman, who is a director at the firm.
    — Fred A. Bernstein, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The actress and socialite said stress resulted in a brain aneurysm.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The short answer is no, stress isn't considered a direct cause of brain aneurysms.
    — Sohaib Imtiaz, Health, 25 Oct. 2025
  • If a ruptured aneurysm causes the bleeding, a metal clip may be put in place to stop the blood loss.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Mitchell has been in frail health since suffering a brain aneurysm in 2015.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 24 July 2022

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