How to Use intestinal in a Sentence

intestinal

adjective
  • Then, in a feat of intestinal strength, tasters ate and ranked the pies.
    — Lizzy Acker, OregonLive.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The whole thing looks a lot like the entry to an intestinal tract.
    — Max G. Levy, Wired, 3 June 2021
  • Sort of, but there’s more to clear skin than de-crusting your intestinal walls.
    — Julie Schott, The Cut, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Pumpkin seeds were even once used as part of a treatment for intestinal worms.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The claw had stopped just short of cutting the intestinal liner.
    — Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
  • This produces gas and causes the intestinal wall to stretch.
    — Cynthia Sass, Health, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The seeds can also help scrub the intestinal lining.
    — Gillian Mohney, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Without this stopgap in place, iron is able to seep into the cells along the intestinal wall.
    — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The cause was an intestinal blockage, her son Robert Schachter said.
    — Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • When the intestinal tract is not full, the body doesn’t feel compelled to eliminate waste.
    — Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 18 July 2024
  • Left behind were the graves of deceased friars, shared with the intestinal pests that were with them in life.
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The objects can cause choking and can injure the intestinal tract.
    — Kimberley Kindy, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Dec. 2019
  • There’s Scott, secure in the intestinal majesty of his bass playing.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022
  • People go gluten-free to lose weight, to get rid of intestinal problems, to feel less bloated, and be less tired.
    — Sarah Rense, Esquire, 3 May 2017
  • And so they get impacted somewhere in the lower end of their intestinal tract.
    — Kira Bindrim, Quartz, 23 May 2022
  • Round worms are typically found in a fish’s intestinal tract, but can live in any organ.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 27 May 2020
  • The intestinal issue comes on the heels of the pollen struggles that have plagued the tournament in the past.
    — Jenessa Connor, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The biggest risk is a gastric or intestinal blockage.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Avoid items that hang on a string instead of a chain; pets may chew and swallow string, causing intestinal problems.
    — Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee, 30 June 2017
  • Pits can also pose a choking hazard or cause an intestinal blockage.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • As for why this peculiar intestinal structure may have evolved in the first place, sharks can go days or weeks between large meals.
    — Grace Huckins, Wired, 12 Aug. 2021
  • This is a type of bacteria that, if consumed, can lead to an infection in the intestinal tract.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The cause was intestinal cancer, said a daughter, Joanne Trout.
    — Kansascity, kansascity.com, 17 June 2017
  • So, if one of the forica visitors had intestinal worms, all the others would carry them home, too.
    — Lina Zeldovich, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Once in the stomach, the larvae penetrate the intestinal wall and migrate to the skin.
    — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
  • These range from intestinal distress to blood clots to the loss of smell, and symptoms vary wildly from person to person.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2022
  • What seems to be a key piece of the puzzle is the gut-brain axis, which involves both your intestinal and mental wellness.
    — Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 16 May 2025
  • Crew members were felled with intestinal ailments, and Gray had fallen into a dazed anomie.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Animals may still chew on them and, Hedge warned, this can then lead to intestinal obstructions.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2021
  • House said the best way to start is slow, making sure to get enough fluids to help the fiber travel easily through the intestinal tract.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 July 2025

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