How to Use spinal cord in a Sentence

spinal cord

noun
  • This is pressure on the spinal cord.
    — Alexandria Nyembwe, Health, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The crash severed his spinal cord.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
  • One wrong move and the spinal cord could be severed.
    — Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
  • That puts pressure on the spinal cord and nerves within the spine.
    — John Pope, NOLA.com, 30 Dec. 2020
  • People can have a stroke or break their leg or get a spinal cord injury.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Beneath the bone, the pale, smooth tube of spinal cord is exposed.
    — Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
  • This can put pressure on the spinal cord and nerves that travel through the spine.
    — Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The researchers traced how pain signals move from the spinal cord to the brain in mice.
    — New Atlas, 11 July 2025
  • In the new study, the embryos’ brains and spinal cords did have some cells from humans.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Each spinal nerve starts at the spinal cord and has a specific path down one side of the body.
    — Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Pike lost the use of his legs after a spinal cord injury as a teenager.
    — Abby Roedel, PEOPLE.com, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Other startups have focused on the brain or the eye or the spinal cord.
    — Ashlee Vance, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2022
  • His spinal cord was severed and he was paralyzed from the waist down.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Feb. 2022
  • My wheelchair is custom-made for me and my spinal cord injury.
    — Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2021
  • And five years since a spinal cord injury left her paralyzed from the waist down.
    — Editors, USA TODAY, 3 July 2019
  • The crash severed his spinal cord and he was paralyzed from the waist down.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
  • These are usually found in your brain, brainstem and spinal cord.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The spinal cord pulses with Abibu's heartbeat — a good sign.
    — Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The driver fled, leaving him bleeding on the street, his spinal cord crushed.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2022
  • He was shot four times — in the shoulder, liver, stomach and spinal cord.
    — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Officials said the knife barely missed her spinal cord.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
  • Doctors told her that her spinal cord was damaged and that her back was broken in half.
    — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
  • When the spinal cord is bruised the dog may be able to heal if the fracture is rapidly repaired.
    — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Three months ago, my son, 22, had a spinal cord injury and is now paraplegic.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The dog had a spinal cord injury, leaving him unable to use his back legs — or wag his tail.
    — Cathy Free, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • She was taken to the hospital and has a spinal cord injury.
    — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • The shot severed the deer’s spinal cord and a warden had to put the animal down.
    — Houston Chronicle, 1 July 2018
  • The back of his jacket featured ribbons that were arranged to look like a spinal cord.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
  • She was hit by a semi-truck, leaving her with a lifelong spinal cord injury.
    — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • But the virus can infect the brain or spinal cord and cause paralysis and sometimes death.
    — Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022

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