How to Use surgeon general in a Sentence

surgeon general

noun
  • But a lot has changed in the month since that surgeon general’s report.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Wearing a face mask will give you more freedom, not less, the surgeon general said.
    — Holly Yan, CNN, 25 June 2020
  • The surgeon general has begged the public to stop buying them!
    — Allan Ripp, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2020
  • The next two to three weeks, that- which is the same time frame the surgeon general referenced there.
    — CBS News, 12 July 2020
  • Joseph Ladapo should never have been hired as surgeon general.
    — Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Yet he has been thrust into the role of the pandemic surgeon general.
    — Washington Post, 12 July 2020
  • The surgeon general's rank is three-star vice admiral.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 2 May 2026
  • And yet the surgeon general came out and said social media can be harmful to children.
    — WIRED, 14 June 2023
  • The surgeon general says social media use can pose a risk of harm to young people’s mental health.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2024
  • The surgeon general’s report is a move in the right direction.
    — Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Once confirmed by the Senate, the surgeon general serves a four-year term of office.
    — CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The findings were very similar to the surgeon general’s concerns about parental stress.
    — Priya Krishnan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • But the surgeon general is not a wellness influencer.
    — Jerome Adams, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Over the next few weeks, a new surgeon general will be confirmed, but the office will continue to carry the same weight.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The former surgeon general called it the new epidemic.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Florida’s surgeon general wants to do away with all state vaccine mandates.
    — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
  • As surgeon general, Rivkees plays a pivotal role in the state’s response.
    — Skyler Swisher, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The idea is to mimic the surgeon general warnings on cigarettes.
    — Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The surgeon general and two nurses escorted the patient off the plane and into the care of medics waiting at the gate.
    — Jonathan Miller, CBS News, 16 May 2018
  • In recent times, surgeons general often pick a central topic to tackle during part of their term.
    — Will McDuffie, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The surgeon general is a communicator in chief for the nation's health.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
  • At least two previous surgeons general have publicly suggested Means is not fit for the job.
    — Ali Swenson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • His father is a renowned surgeon and was on Barack Obama’s shortlist to be named surgeon general.
    — azcentral, 27 Apr. 2018
  • At least two previous surgeons general publicly suggested Means is not fit for the job.
    — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The surgeon general has made clear that parents in the United States are not OK.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN, 1 Sep. 2024
  • The latest advisory comes at a time when the United States has no surgeon general at all.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
  • Cassidy leads the committee tasked with nominees for surgeon general.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Called One More Hour, the initiative gives a nod to the surgeon general's emphasis on the need to spend time with friends.
    — Katia Riddle, NPR, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The state surgeon general dropped in on the Delray Beach City Commission last week.
    — Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Still, the topic will likely be front and center in an upcoming confirmation hearing for the role of surgeon general.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 2 May 2026

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