How to Use ovary in a Sentence

ovary

noun
  • Her ovaries are 30, not 35, thank you very much.
    — David Oliver, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Austin tells her the doctors had to remove her ovary.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The ovary should be swollen with the beginning of the new fruit.
    — oregonlive, 16 Jan. 2021
  • The egg can also end up in an ovary, the cervix or the abdomen.
    — Amy Alspaugh, The Conversation, 7 June 2022
  • This type of cyst could twist, preventing blood flow to the ovary.
    — CBS News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Those sturgeon carried the ovaries that promised a decade’s worth of caviar.
    — Jack Nicas, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
  • So the loss of Ashley’s ovary is Josh’s fault.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The ovaries work hard to make and release eggs for ovulation.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The ultrasound found a cyst on her left ovary, the lawsuit states.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 July 2023
  • The eggs are then placed in the dish that acts as a synthetic ovary to mature.
    — Alexandra York, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Or a bluehead wrasse who had ovaries becomes a bluehead wrasse who has testes.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
  • It's thought to be caused by the egg stretching your ovary before it's released.
    — Wendy Wisner, Health, 1 Feb. 2025
  • But unlike ovaries, testicles can be touched — and, boy, should they be touched.
    — Redbook, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Make sure to pinch off the swollen ovary below the petals because this is where the seed pod will form and grow.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
  • Her ovaries are pulled outside her body, and a catheter full of embryos is plunged into her oviduct.
    — Alexandra Horowitz, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
  • In my case, my doctor was able to save both my viable pregnancy and my ovary.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Parents, 6 Mar. 2025
  • All of these effects stem from the drop in estrogen levels as the ovaries fail.
    — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 1 June 2017
  • Ovarian cancer surgery left Kate with one ovary and her uterus.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The first piece that came to me was this image of this white, glowing uterus with boxing gloves for ovaries.
    — Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Still, the conception that this is a disease of the ovaries has lingered.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 12 May 2026
  • That includes tumors found in the lung, colon, breasts, ovaries, and — in cases of melanoma — skin.
    — Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2018
  • Doctors rushed Sanders into surgery and the cyst and her right ovary were removed.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Testosterone is also produced in smaller amounts in the ovaries as well as the adrenal glands.
    — Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
  • Once pollen is transported to the ovary, an ovule is fertilized.
    — Dezimey Kum, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Before the onset of menopause, the ovaries are the body’s source of estrogen.
    — Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The carpel grabs the pollen and transfers it to a chamber called an ovary, where seeds develop.
    — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 26 May 2021
  • This can occur as the cancer starts to spread from your ovaries to other parts of your abdomen.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The longer a fish is, the greater the volume of her ovaries (proportional to her length).
    — Ben Guarino, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2018
  • He was born with a uterus and ovaries, but was raised with the knowledge of being male-presenting.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The laparoscopy found 37 lesions and a cyst on her ovary, which was removed via surgery.
    — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024

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