How to Use nodular in a Sentence

nodular

adjective
  • The Vatican had announced on Sunday that Leo would undergo surgery after a nodular lesion was found in his lung.
    — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • During the 90-minute operation, a lobe of the pontiff's right lung that had a nodular lesion was removed, the Vatican said.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The news comes amid the Vatican's earlier announcement that the pope has been diagnosed with lung cancer after undergoing surgery to remove a nodular lesion from his right lung.
    — Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Leo, 71, said Sunday that doctors recently discovered the nodular lesion during medical checks.
    — CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, another last-minute alteration was made at the Tour when stage 19 was shortened after an outbreak of contagious nodular dermatitis led to livestock being slaughtered on the original route.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • The South Side Chicago native Leo, 71, said Sunday that doctors recently discovered the nodular lesion during medical checks.
    — Tara Molina, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The Vatican announced this weekend that Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery this week after a nodular lesion was found in his lung, but experts say such a discovery does not necessarily mean cancer.
    — Tara Molina, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • While fighting through debilitating treatments for Stage 2 nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, Enright has derived motivation from the possibility of being an inspiration for someone else confronting a similar hardship.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025

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