How to Use cranial in a Sentence

cranial

adjective
  • But most can still control their sniffing via cranial nerves in the soft palate.
    — Ferris Jabr, Scientific American, 29 July 2010
  • The space was replaced with swelling and cranial packing.
    — David Freyne, Time, 7 Dec. 2025
  • On an owl, that's a strong bone that connects the cranial edge of the sternum to the shoulder joint.
    — Paul Vercammen, CNN, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Entire fossil specimen of a cranial crest with the back of the head to the right.
    — NBC News, 20 Apr. 2022
  • The victim suffered deep cranial and facial cuts and lost teeth in the attack.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
  • So far, though, the man appears to be doing well, despite the cranial air pocket.
    — Amy B Wang, miamiherald, 13 Mar. 2018
  • And at a couple of nearby villages, cranial fragments were buried around huts.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
  • When tested in rats with cranial bone defects, the results were striking.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
  • James explained that cranial attributes take a while to develop.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The cancer was discovered during cranial surgery last week to remove a blood clot above his left eye.
    — Dan Nowicki, The Courier-Journal, 19 July 2017
  • One of the pilots helped the minister remove his cranial helmet, which caught on his large ears.
    — Elliot Ackerman, Wired, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Morton found a wide range of cranial volumes within each of his racial categories.
    — Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS, 8 July 2021
  • The victim suffered deep cranial and facial cuts and lost teeth in the attack, police said.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
  • While cranial surgery appears to be the most likely explanation for the hole, things did not end well for the cow.
    — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2018
  • For those who, like me have more modest cranial capabilities, read on.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2019
  • But our brains need vigorous exercise and the best way to work out those cranial muscles is to attach a book to them.
    — Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2022
  • His lab printed a replica of her skull and an implant would fit perfectly into the hole where her cranial floor should have been.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • That means cranial surgery was happening as long ago as the Mesolithic period.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Apr. 2018
  • These are soft tissue areas that lead directly to the cranial cavity.
    — Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Lynch suffered facial fractures, a cranial leak and other injuries.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The method reduces, if not eliminates, cranial trauma and retraction of the brain.
    — Rubén Rosario, Twin Cities, 20 May 2017
  • There's less room for the brain to slosh around in the cranial cavity, thereby reducing the risk of concussion.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 July 2022
  • One of the pedestrians suffered fractures to her spine, pelvis and ribs and a cranial bleeding and was rushed to the hospital.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Moreover, as Rothberg’s wife told him over video chat, there was no way users would give themselves what felt like cranial defilements.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2020
  • Cabral said Jason still needs a cranial plate to replace a section of his skull on the left side of his head that was removed to treat his injuries.
    — Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Griffey’s cranial deformation was one of the cruel fates that befell almost all the major league stars in the episode.
    — Bill Shaikin, latimes.com, 25 May 2017
  • She was then diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel and required an emergency craniectomy.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Binello suggests the extreme measure of cranial surgery might have been adopted as a last resort by a caring family.
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Lynch was taken to a local hospital to be treated for facial fractures, a cranial leak and other injuries.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • At the time, she was diagnosed with a cranial hematoma and underwent an emergency craniectomy.
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025

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