How to Use syringe in a Sentence

syringe

1 of 2 noun
  • No syringe was found at the scene.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Who puts a syringe in a Pepsi can?
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
  • If that's the case, use the bulb syringe before feeding time.
    — Parents Editors, Parents, 18 Aug. 2023
  • On the north camp tour, someone pointed to a syringe and plunger on the ground.
    — Lee Roop | [email protected], al, 15 June 2022
  • Officers found a small amount of a white substance and a syringe near the body.
    — Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2023
  • One woman told him she had been forcibly injected with a syringe.
    — Sanam Mahoozi, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The activist took out a syringe and struck their stomach with the needle.
    — Alexander Hall, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • For babies, suction the mucus from the nose with a bulb syringe.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 25 Aug. 2023
  • One of them manages to stick a syringe full of tranquilizers in her thigh.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The two met and worked out a system for trash collection and syringe retrieval.
    — Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Gently guide the warm water into your ear using a bulb syringe.
    — Madeleine Burry, Health, 3 Mar. 2023
  • He was later found to be in possession of a kitchen knife, crack pipe and syringe needle.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
  • After the prayers, the vet techs went behind the whale and injected it with a long syringe.
    — Robin Romm, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
  • The footage later shows a doctor feeding the hungry dog through a syringe.
    — Stephen Smith, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • For the creepy aspect, serve the grenadine mixture in a syringe and place it in a clear glass of soda.
    — Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023
  • His defense attorney told jurors no syringe was found at the scene.
    — ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • David tells James to return to the camp and bring back two bottles of penicillin and a syringe.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2023
  • He was later found to be in possession of a kitchen knife, crack pipe and syringe needle, cops said.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
  • Sure, said Grejo, flinging the spent syringe into the fire.
    — Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • When a syringe goes into a vial to draw up the liquid, there is a risk of introducing germs.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Drug users might take a smaller amount of the drug, inject a tester shot or snort the drug instead of using a syringe.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Once the solution was pushed through the syringe, the droplets divided.
    — Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics, 19 Apr. 2022
  • The other end of the needle is attached to either one of the lab's test rigs or a handheld syringe.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 July 2022
  • The title slide had a photo of a Ken doll with a syringe pointed at its forehead.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • In many clinics, charging by the syringe is standard practice.
    — Jolene Edgar, Allure, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Greene also recalled one incident where a syringe was placed in her mailbox with a death threat.
    — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • In hushed tones, Kielland asks for help in preparing a syringe attached to a pole.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Filler can quickly exceed a thousand dollars per syringe.
    — Maxwell Jen, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Photos of the syringe, which fell when the man was tackled, show what appears to be a light-brown liquid inside.
    — Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Photos of the syringe, which fell when the man was tackled, show what appears to be a light-brown liquid inside.
    — Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026

syringe

2 of 2 verb
  • Beer cans, needle caps, syringe plungers and other trash lay scattered on the ground out back.
    — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2022
  • There are also sometimes syringe problems that result in waste.
    — ABC News, 3 May 2021
  • Dispose of the needle and syringe safely in a sharps container.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Any pharmacy would be glad to provide a dosing spoon, cup or syringe with your prescription.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Many people use capsules and simply push the powder out of the capsule and mix it with food, while others will brew the oil into tea and syringe it into their cat’s mouth.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2022
  • The second is harm reduction, speaking of that broadly, such as naloxone, fentanyl strips and syringe service programs.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Enter the intranasal vaccine, which abandons the needle and syringe for a spray container that looks more like a nasal decongestant.
    — Daniel P. Oran, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2021
  • But syringe exchange programs, which are often sites where naloxone is distributed, are controversial.
    — Kirsi Goldynia, CNN, 19 Nov. 2021
  • The report also supports increasing access to syringe service programs, naloxone, and fentanyl test strips.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 24 May 2022
  • This includes homeless service providers, syringe exchange and other harm reduction programs, drug treatment programs, public health departments and pharmacies.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2022
  • The stem-cell transplant recipient conducted nearly all doctor’s visits by phone and picked up a nebulizer, antibiotic and syringe at her pharmacy drive-thru window.
    — oregonlive, 12 Oct. 2020
  • According to one study, first-time participants in Seattle needle or syringe exchange programs were up to five times more likely to enter treatment for substance use disorder than people who did not utilize these resources.
    — Stacker.com, al, 26 Apr. 2022
  • But Indiana's Scott County isn’t the only place where opposition lingers to syringe exchanges, which have expanded nationwide since Austin’s outbreak.
    — Chris Kenning, The Courier-Journal, 7 May 2021
  • Irrigating your sinuses is a simple practice anyone can implement at home using a neti pot, sinus rinse bottle, or syringe bulb available at a pharmacy or retailer like Target or Walmart.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Similar to his trip to the Arctic, he was set to swab and syringe anything that looked promising, secure the findings in test tubes and collect as much information as possible — salinity, pressure, temperature — about where samples were found.
    — Kelsey Brown, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • As with Covid-19 vaccines, syringe shortage in India and the curb on their export can have huge ramifications for global immunisation programmes, both pandemic-related and others.
    — Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The shortage of ideal syringes appears to be the product of a lack of coordination between federal authorities, Pfizer, and syringe manufacturers dating back as far as early 2020.
    — David Z. Morris, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Angell remains opposed to syringe exchanges operating around Grant Park, pointing out that drug users can obtain clean syringes from the Santa Cruz County Governmental Center.
    — Albert Chern, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026

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