How to Use umbilical cord in a Sentence

umbilical cord

noun
  • My son has passed away from a true knot in his umbilical cord.
    — refinery29.com, 31 July 2021
  • Mack was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
  • There is no umbilical cord to cut.
    — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • For those of you who don't know what that is, we are fed through an umbilical cord in utero.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
  • She is born with her umbilical cord around her neck and does not survive.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Roberts was there when Williams was born and cut her umbilical cord.
    — Cathie Anderson, sacbee, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Each time, the baby’s legs were crossed or the umbilical cord was in the way.
    — Frances Stead Sellers, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Well, the mother seal turned around and the umbilical cord was still there.
    — Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • They aren’t caused by how healthcare providers cut or clamp the umbilical cord.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Their daughter emerged, the umbilical cord coiled twice around her neck.
    — Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 6 June 2018
  • Some bury a baby’s umbilical cord to affirm their ties to the land.
    — The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
  • The new test showed the baby wasn’t taking in any blood through the umbilical cord.
    — Betsy McKay, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2017
  • In that case, when the baby fell, its umbilical cord got tangled around a branch.
    — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 2 Mar. 2020
  • His umbilical cord was clamped with the kind of plastic twist-tie used to secure a garbage bag.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 17 May 2016
  • The umbilical cord was clamped twice and cut away from the placenta.
    — Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 18 Mar. 2021
  • During the video, the mom of six shared that her sister was the one who cut the umbilical cord.
    — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The little boy, half buried in the dirt, was so fresh that his umbilical cord was still attached.
    — Angela Helm, The Root, 22 May 2018
  • Jackson was born with his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck four times and got no oxygen to his brain.
    — Cassie Cope, charlotteobserver, 20 Apr. 2018
  • There, an ultrasound showed the umbilical cord wrapped three times around her son’s neck.
    — Popular Science, 25 June 2020
  • She was found in a plastic bag wrapped in a towel with her umbilical cord still attached to her.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
  • About a dozen people were in the bathroom when John cut the umbilical cord.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The March of Dimes refers to this as a single artery umbilical cord.
    — Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 18 July 2019
  • Her husband had to scramble to find something to tie the umbilical cord.
    — Julia Belluz, Vox, 20 June 2019
  • The eight puppies were only hours old and still had their umbilical cords attached.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Then there was the oozing stub of his umbilical cord, which turned grey, then blackish green and smelled like fish sauce and death.
    — Jacob Baynham, Esquire, 8 May 2014
  • His hair still appears wet and his umbilical cord still in tact as rescuers wrapped him up in a blue and white blanket.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
  • Powell cut the umbilical cord and sat down while holding the baby.
    — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Paramedics cut the umbilical cord and took the baby to the hospital.
    — Ashley May, USA TODAY, 3 May 2018
  • Our oldest daughter was able to cut the umbilical cord this time around, [and] loved filled the room in every way.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
  • While Dave gets back to the capsule, Chris’ umbilical cord is snapped.
    — Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2025

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