How to Use renal in a Sentence

renal

adjective
  • James Liggett, a son, said the cause of death was renal failure.
    — Donald Frazier, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2017
  • By that time, his renal cell cancer had spread to his liver, lungs and brain.
    — Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2024
  • The bats could also face long-term health issues that can lead to death, such as renal failure.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Those with diabetes and renal disease should stay far away from this diet.
    — Tehrene Firman, Redbook, 7 May 2018
  • Infection ranks among the biggest threat to those with end-stage renal disease.
    — Jennifer Peebles, ajc, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The death certificate lists Bonin’s cause of death as end-stage renal disease.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Mitchell revealed in June that he had had been diagnosed with renal cancer.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Some of these illnesses impair renal function as well.
    — Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The little boy had suffered renal failure as a result of sepsis.
    — Laura Barcella, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The cause was renal failure, said a son-in-law, Richard DeVore.
    — Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The cause was end-stage renal disease, said his wife, Sally McLain.
    — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The cause of death was renal failure, his wife Suzy told the New York Times.
    — Stephen Gandel, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Researchers said renal denervation was safe in the study, with few adverse events.
    — Peter Loftus, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Not long after that, Burchell passes away, a victim of renal failure.
    — Bill Donahue, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2021
  • But Jones is currently in stage 5 renal failure and in need of a living donor once again.
    — Josh Taylor, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The cause was renal failure, said a brother, Richard Boteler.
    — Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Both of their husbands went into renal failure around the same time and both of them needed kidney transplants.
    — Lauren Ready, USA TODAY, 4 June 2021
  • In 2009, she was told that blood cancer and renal failure left her only six months to live.
    — Richard Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2020
  • About preventing end stage renal disease.
    — NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Eddie Palmer has been in renal failure for six years from a disease that attacked his kidneys.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2021
  • The cause was renal disease, said a daughter, Thomasena Williams.
    — Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The second is to increase access to options for patients with end-stage renal disease.
    — Jen Christensen and Betsy Klein, CNN, 10 July 2019
  • He was diagnosed with Stage 5 renal failure almost two years ago.
    — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Her sister Gwenda Motley said the cause was end-stage renal failure.
    — New York Times, 15 Dec. 2021
  • The cause was renal failure brought on by diabetes, his wife, Judith Gelb, said.
    — Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2019
  • Another option is a renal diet that is low in phosphorous.
    — Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
  • The disease caused renal failure in his father, bringing him to the brink of needing dialysis.
    — Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 4 Sep. 2020
  • Protein in urine could indicate preeclampsia or renal disease.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
  • The cause was renal disease, said a daughter, Cheron Ellison.
    — Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2017
  • The cause was renal cancer, said a daughter, Sonja Sienkowski.
    — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2019

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