How to Use lesion in a Sentence

lesion

noun
  • All of the leaves above the lesions soon wilt and turn brown.
    — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 22 June 2018
  • The scan revealed a small lesion in his prostate.
    — Jordan D. Metzl, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The middle area of the skin lesion starts to fade away first.
    — Stephanie Watson, SELF, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Some pouch users complain of mouth lesions from long-term use.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
  • His fever broke briefly, some of his lesions improved, and no new ones formed.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
  • The crash left the child with a brain lesion and a broken femur.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Any change in a skin lesion should be pointed out to your doctor.
    — Cincinnati.com, 9 Oct. 2017
  • Blood clots in his neck could have also led to a necrotic lesion.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2025
  • The wireless device is pressed against the lesion to record it.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The actor took off his black turtleneck so the nurse could check for lesions.
    — charlotteobserver, 30 Mar. 2018
  • The attack left three major lesions in his skull.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
  • The infection can cause a painful rash and lesions that can last two to four weeks.
    — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The findings showed a low-grade lesion of the biceps femoris of the left thigh.
    — SI.com, 2 Sep. 2019
  • Sometimes just one lesion is found—often in the groin area, out of plain sight.
    — Erin Prater, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Symptoms are broad but can include fever, malaise, skin lesions, and swollen lymph nodes.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025
  • Pulling off the tape in a quick, rough motion may cause some of the skin to come off and lead to a skin lesion.
    — Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Storz has a Bennett lesion in his shoulder which is a small bone spur.
    — Andrew Lopez, NOLA.com, 1 Oct. 2017
  • Doctors noticed a deep lesion between the first two toes on his right foot.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
  • The results revealed lesions in his brain.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
  • There was damage to my optic nerve, but no lesions were found anywhere else.
    — Michelle Maves, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The lesions last at least 10 days and as long as several weeks.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
  • These are Koplik spots—tiny white lesions in the mouth.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Instead, a small lesion is made deep in the brain with ultrasound.
    — Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Bernstein asked, pointing to a red lesion on the side of the patient’s thumb.
    — New York Times, 16 Dec. 2020
  • The device allows providers to shine light on a patient’s skin lesion.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 25 Jan. 2024
  • It may be yellowed, have dark spots or sunken lesions, Kondrat says.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
  • There are no new lesions, and tumor markers and blood work have remained the same.
    — Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
  • There will be tens of lesions that spread over the next few days accompanied by spikes of fever.
    — Gabriela Moraru, M.d., miamiherald, 1 May 2018
  • But months later, the doctor noticed a hard lump on his hand near to where the lesion had been.
    — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The bacteria can cause swelling and redness around the wound site, and round, raised lesions.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2023

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