How to Use laceration in a Sentence

laceration

noun
  • The broken glass caused severe laceration of his feet.
  • She suffered lacerations on her legs.
  • There was a laceration of just over two inches in length on his right leg.
    — cleveland, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Police found a man there with a large laceration on his head.
    — Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2021
  • The woman was nude, and had lacerations to her nose and across her body.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The teen suffered a laceration to the rear of his head.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Kathleen had deep lacerations on her head that didn’t seem to be caused by stairs.
    — Lincoln Michel, GQ, 16 June 2018
  • Cheryl had a laceration on the front of her neck and was covered in blood from her neck down.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • At that time, the shark bit his left foot, causing lacerations.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 21 July 2025
  • The 27-year-old had a laceration to his head.
    — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Matthews left the game with two outs in the inning with what the team called a right-foot laceration.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 July 2026
  • Police said a laceration was found on her neck.
    — Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • Rogel swung the machete at the dog and caused a laceration to one of his legs.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 14 June 2021
  • Mauro was killed in the crash and a teenage boy suffered a head laceration.
    — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The older woman was stabbed in the chest and the younger one had lacerations to the head.
    — Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 16 May 2024
  • The notes said Murdaugh had a laceration on the left side of his scalp.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2021
  • The man was treated on the scene for lacerations to his right thigh, the statement said.
    — Sophie Sherry, CNN, 28 July 2019
  • The body had what appeared to be lacerations and puncture wounds, deputies said.
    — Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2019
  • Police added that the man sustained a laceration to the head.
    — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 5 Jan. 2018
  • She was treated on the scene for lacerations, the report states.
    — Emily Lane, NOLA.com, 24 May 2018
  • The dog was treated for stab wounds to his side that caused a laceration to his colon in three places, police said.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2021
  • The victim was said to have suffered a broken cheek bone and a laceration to his skull.
    — Star Tribune, 14 Sep. 2020
  • The assault left the victim with a laceration on his back and bruising and swelling on his face.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The report revealed that the man was found with lacerations on his right forearm and neck.
    — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, 1 Sep. 2017
  • The other man suffered lacerations on his forehead and ear, and a stab wound to his right calf.
    — Frank Abderholden, Lake County News-Sun, 16 Apr. 2018
  • The police officer had a laceration on the left side of his head.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022
  • The driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, suffered a small laceration to the head.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2021
  • The child tried to flee but was stabbed in the back, suffering a laceration to his right shoulder.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Her daughter suffered a large laceration to her right eye and the bridge of her nose, police said.
    — Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Apr. 2021
  • But the man showed a reporter the lacerations and described how men pistol-whipped and beat him.
    — Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2023

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