How to Use intestine in a Sentence

intestine

noun
  • Then came the last surgery to put the intestines back in her body.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2023
  • When there is too much iron in the body, the intestines absorb less.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Some of them can still be found in the intestines of modern-day humans.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 June 2026
  • At the same time, these carbs pull water into the intestines.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Fiber slows how fast food leaves your stomach and moves into the intestines.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 13 Nov. 2025
  • This can block the intestines and prevent blood from reaching them.
    — Don Sweeney april 6, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • This can block the intestines and prevent blood from reaching them.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
  • The chronic diarrhea could cause part of their intestines to fall out.
    — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Remove and discard intestines from lobster shell and place shell back in pot.
    — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Quentin had parts of his intestine removed and needed a colostomy bag at one point.
    — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Millions of cells from the gut, rectum and intestine also turned up no signs of the virus.
    — Apoorva Mandavilli New York Times, Star Tribune, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Some of that bile goes directly to your intestines, and the rest is stored in your gallbladder.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 12 Jan. 2024
  • This is called meconium ileus, and in the worst cases, the intestines can rupture.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The digestive system can slow down with age and food might spend more time passing through the intestines.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But that simple stomach ache turned out to be a blood clot in Labine’s intestines and liver.
    — Ebony Williams, ajc, 10 July 2023
  • It’s found in large quantities in the intestines, muscles, blood vessels and uterus.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Most magnesium is absorbed into the body through the intestines.
    — Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 27 June 2023
  • If the intestine is completely blocked, surgery may be needed.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 14 July 2023
  • My intestines had twisted, and I was hospitalized for two and a half months.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • One was almost eight hours to give him a new intestine, stomach, liver and pancreas.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The intestine then twists an artery that supplies blood to the colon, creating a blockage.
    — Chelsea White, PEOPLE.com, 24 Nov. 2020
  • This may trigger your intestines to contract and move your stool rapidly through the large intestine.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Fiber binds to bile acids that are excreted into your intestines, which helps with fat digestion.
    — Julie Pollock, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
  • The gun went off and a bullet hit Jayden, piercing his intestine.
    — Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Williams was rushed to the operating room, where surgeons removed about six feet of his intestines.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The intestines twist on themselves, lose blood flow, and need to be taken out surgically.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The first violins were strung with sheep intestines, while early timpanis bore heads made from goatskin.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
  • High fiber foods move through your intestines more quickly, giving your body less time to absorb any nutrients.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Health, 16 Mar. 2026
  • One villager, his intestines spilling out of his stomach, fell into Las Casas arms.
    — Greg Grandin september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Glucose is absorbed in the intestine and passes into the blood.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 6 Sep. 2025

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