Examples of amputee in a Sentence
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Sudeikis then thanked Waddingham, as well as fellow Saturday Night Live alum Will Forte, for appearing at the annual charity event, which raises money for amputees in need.
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Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
One of the first Americans to exit Gaza this week was Ramona Okumura, a 71-year-old prosthesis expert from Seattle who was in the area building prosthetic limbs for child amputees.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
Cadete says a big conversation in the world of prosthetic limbs for amputees is how the brain will adapt to these devices.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
Just like her — although many were poor, some homeless, some addicted to drugs or alcohol, some blind, some amputees, all were weary and often in pain.
—Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
As detailed in a new study published via Science Robotics, the remarkable advancements could provide a potential blueprint for many other amputees to adopt such technology in the coming years.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Oct. 2023
The team displayed the prototype at a high school fair, and a young amputee named Ernest Priester, 13, asked to try it on.
—Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
Digital footage indicating that Maya is still alive convinces the amputee to strap on his robotic limb replacements and board a plane full of swaggering grunts led by Howell.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2023
Finally, many amputees experience severe phantom limb pain, which refers to the perception of pain in a limb that's no longer there.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
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Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
One of the first Americans to exit Gaza this week was Ramona Okumura, a 71-year-old prosthesis expert from Seattle who was in the area building prosthetic limbs for child amputees.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
Cadete says a big conversation in the world of prosthetic limbs for amputees is how the brain will adapt to these devices.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
Just like her — although many were poor, some homeless, some addicted to drugs or alcohol, some blind, some amputees, all were weary and often in pain.
—Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
As detailed in a new study published via Science Robotics, the remarkable advancements could provide a potential blueprint for many other amputees to adopt such technology in the coming years.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Oct. 2023
The team displayed the prototype at a high school fair, and a young amputee named Ernest Priester, 13, asked to try it on.
—Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
Digital footage indicating that Maya is still alive convinces the amputee to strap on his robotic limb replacements and board a plane full of swaggering grunts led by Howell.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2023
Finally, many amputees experience severe phantom limb pain, which refers to the perception of pain in a limb that's no longer there.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
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1910, in the meaning defined above
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“Amputee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amputee. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023.
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Kids Definition
amputee
noun
am·pu·tee
ˌam-pyə-ˈtē 
: one that has had an arm or leg amputated
Medical Definition
amputee
noun
am·pu·tee
ˌam-pyə-ˈtē
: one that has had a limb amputated
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