How to Use embolism in a Sentence

embolism

noun
  • Rocky died of a pulmonary embolism at the home at the age of 75.
    — Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 16 Jan. 2025
  • That came a year after he was sidelined with a pulmonary embolism.
    — A.j. Perez, USA TODAY, 24 May 2017
  • Mensah was on the team but sidelined by a pulmonary embolism.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Francona suffered a pulmonary embolism on each side of his lungs.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland.com, 7 July 2017
  • The blood clots can travel to your lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism.
    — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
  • There's different levels of stroke, to the point of an embolism, which kills you.
    — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Sometimes, that buildup can cause the clot to become dislodged, which is called an embolism.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • Roosevelt died of a coronary embolism at age 60.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • So be aware of any symptoms that may be suspicious for a pulmonary embolism.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot is stuck in an artery in the lung, blocking blood flow to part of the lung.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Oct. 2022
  • This decreases the chance of a fat embolism, which often results in death.
    — Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 7 May 2022
  • Poor often treats patients for pulmonary embolism, a large clot in the lungs that can quickly kill.
    — Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2020
  • While a pulmonary embolism solely caused by travel is rare, there are some steps to take to prevent them.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The cause was a pulmonary embolism, said a daughter, Lena Salins.
    — Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Air travel, and especially long-haul flights of four or more hours, put us at a high risk of embolism.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2021
  • That blood clot could break loose and travel to your lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism, which can be fatal.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
  • O’Hara’s age also put her at higher risk for pulmonary embolism.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Pulmonary embolism is the sudden blockage of a major blood vessel in the lungs.
    — Jeff Maillet, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Gas bubbles form, creating an embolism that prevents the flow of water up the trunk.
    — Thayer Walker, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2016
  • The risk is that the clot can break off and then travel to the arteries in your lungs, which is known as a pulmonary embolism.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Because of the strain a pulmonary embolism puts on the heart, the anatomy is distorted.
    — Daniel Torrent, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The second problem is that if the atria don’t contract, the blood can pool and clot, putting a person at risk for embolism.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 17 June 2021
  • Chelsea was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism; two large blood clots in her lungs were stopping the flow of blood to her heart.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
  • The condition is also known as a pulmonary embolism, when a blood clot gets stuck in the blood vessels in the lungs.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
  • Johnson also had two strokes, two pulmonary embolisms caused by blood clots in his legs, and pneumonia.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • In some cases, pulmonary embolism causes few warning signs.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The cause was a pulmonary embolism, said his wife, Deidre DiMizio.
    — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Two weeks after her son, Khari, was born, Gibson died from a pulmonary embolism.
    — NBC News, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The cause was a pulmonary embolism, said a brother, Peter Kallan.
    — Washington Post, 31 May 2021
  • There was also the chance the clot would take a different path toward the heart and result in a pulmonary embolism.
    — Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2020

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