How to Use esophagus in a Sentence

esophagus

noun
  • The eels moved back up the fish’s esophagus and pulled free through its gills.
    — Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The esophagus and the heart are near each other in your chest area.
    — Karen Pallarito, Health, 6 July 2023
  • Kick back with a cool drink and wash down the pounds of sand that are somehow in your esophagus.
    — Patrick Clair, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Taylor was hit in the esophagus and right upper lobe of his lung.
    — Cathy Locke, sacbee, 26 Jan. 2018
  • The esophagus is a long, hollow tube that runs from the throat to the stomach.
    — Becca Longmire, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • The esophagus is the tube that connects your throat to your stomach.
    — Verywell Health, 1 July 2026
  • The esophagus is the tube that connects your throat to your stomach.
    — Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The esophagus is the tube that connects your throat to your stomach.
    — Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 27 Oct. 2025
  • To be fair, not everything here is meant to scar your esophagus.
    — Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register, 24 May 2017
  • That means less stomach acid will back up into the esophagus.
    — NBC News, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Your tongue and esophagus and stomach lining will thank you for it.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Most of these cancers were in the esophagus, liver and breasts.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 13 July 2021
  • Your esophagus carries food through your chest, from your mouth to your stomach.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
  • In the crowded space, her esophagus was bent and twisted.
    — Calmatters, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Nolan developed esophageal varices, which are swollen veins in the esophagus that can burst and bleed.
    — Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
  • How its tongue is connected to base of the mandible instead of back near the esophagus.
    — Megan Stielstra, Longreads, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Burping helps release these gas bubbles up the esophagus and out of the mouth.
    — Parents Editors, Parents, 23 June 2023
  • The tear appeared to be at the lower left end of the esophagus, just above the diaphragm.
    — Douglas G. Adler, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Her tongue, eye globe, scalp, brain, esophagus, arms, legs, and nose had hemorrhaged.
    — Hallie Lieberman, refinery29.com, 14 Apr. 2021
  • This prevents the valve at the bottom of the esophagus from opening.
    — Laura Schober, Health, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Last year, the drug was approved to treat pain from erosions in the esophagus caused by acid reflux.
    — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Once swallowed, the piece of paper lodges in Yente’s esophagus near her heart.
    — Olga Tokarczuk, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021
  • His cause of death was deemed a homicide caused by gunshot wounds to his heart, lung, esophagus and liver.
    — Mark Berman, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Sometimes, the food would shrink enough to fit through her narrowing esophagus.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
  • For most of them, the fight for equal service has moved from the lunch counter to the rest room—from the esophagus to the bladder.
    — Burt Solomon, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2018
  • The resident’s first attempt missed—the tube was in the esophagus.
    — Ayesha Khan, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
  • In rare cases, extreme pressure can cause tears in the esophagus.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Use a small amount of water or milk to clear any berry material from the mouth and esophagus.
    — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The pressure can lead to acid moving up from the stomach and into the esophagus.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
  • In this position, stomach acid can pool in your esophagus.
    — Sarah Hudgens, Health, 11 Nov. 2025

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