How to Use manikin in a Sentence

manikin

noun
  • The patient, a 5-year-old boy, was actually a lifelike manikin.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
  • On Thursday, paramedics practiced responding to a patient who had drowned in a water park using a pediatric manikin.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
  • In another test, a human operator guided the robot through movements similar to a massage or medical procedure performed on a manikin.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
  • Most notably, the Orion capsule of 2022’s Artemis I mission was outfitted with more than 5,600 radiation sensors, including some placed within two manikins to measure what astronauts might experience.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Key components include three simulation suites with a control room capable of running multiple scenarios simultaneously, five programmable manikins, multiple classrooms and flexible learning spaces, workrooms and an American Heart Association Training Center.
    Mark Mondier, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026

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