How to Use prosthetic in a Sentence

prosthetic

adjective
  • A lot of stunt and prosthetic tests to be done.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Come for the dance moves; stay for the crazy prosthetic leg wound.
    — Joanna Robinson, VanityFair.com, 28 June 2017
  • Green jumped off the stage and hugged the young fan, who had a prosthetic leg.
    — Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2018
  • The prosthetic shell is believed to be the first of its kind.
    — baltimoresun.com, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Thanks to a prosthetic leg, the gent’s gait was a dead giveaway.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
  • His prosthetic right leg fits around the rounded bit of what’s left of his thigh.
    — Mark Arsenault, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • He has since been fitted with prosthetic limbs.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • The group cheered as Street pulled the prosthetic leg out of the water.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022
  • Some prosthetic limbs connect to nerves that can convey a sense of touch.
    — Adam Rogers, Wired, 24 Nov. 2021
  • What’s even more amazing is that Joseph did not use a prosthetic leg.
    — Mike Bianchi, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 May 2018
  • And while working, he was hit by a train, leaving him with a prosthetic leg.
    — Joy Dong, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Trevor received his new, prosthetic hand a few days before the hunt.
    — Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Tiffany, who has three kids, will be fitted for a prosthetic arm within four to six weeks.
    — Matt Kaminer, charlotteobserver, 17 June 2017
  • The devices can make toys, prosthetic limbs and even airplane parts.
    — David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
  • The devices can make toys, prosthetic limbs and even airplane parts.
    — David A. Lieb, Fortune, 15 June 2026
  • The devices can make toys, prosthetic limbs and even airplane parts.
    — ABC News, 13 June 2026
  • The man is in the 50s with long gray hair and a prosthetic leg, police said.
    — Robin Goist, cleveland.com, 27 June 2019
  • There are women from all walks of life and all shapes and sizes — with prosthetic [limbs] and all shapes and sizes.
    — Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
  • In the end, a prosthetic neck wattle piece was used to give that sagging, aged look to that area.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Among the men, one guest came in formal long shorts — all the better to show off his two prosthetic legs.
    — Leanne Italie, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2018
  • One of the kids had his prosthetic eye customized with the team logo.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Kidman spits in one of the odder scenes, sporting prosthetic teeth and a curly gray wig.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Prescott loved how the prosthetic leg turned out and having matching art with Potts.
    — Elizabeth Flores, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Apart from trying to go to the bathroom with them [prosthetic] fingers on.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Ken dolls with prosthetic legs, wheelchairs with ramps, and hearing aids are also part of the range.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The 29-year-old now has a prosthetic eye in his right socket and lost parts of his sense of taste and smell.
    — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 12 May 2021
  • The cost of a prosthetic limb is more than $3,000, far beyond his means.
    — Ghaith Alsayed and Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • What is more clear, the researchers say, is that the man’s remains show signs of having been shaped by a prosthetic limb.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The little girl whimpers as my prosthetic eye blinks, adjusts and trains on her like the scope of a rifle.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
  • In this new era, the first footprint on the Moon could possibly be made by a prosthetic limb.
    — Jesse Rhoades, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025

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