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Her coughs and contractions were the impetus behind nearly 50 years studying chloride movement across the cells lining organs and body cavities, experiments that would be critical to cracking the medical mystery of cystic fibrosis.—Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026 What is there to say, after all, about a 95-minute foray into feces, intestinal gas, horse semen and a beer funnel inserted into a body cavity that’s quite obviously not someone’s mouth.—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026 If stuffing turkey with aromatics or stuffing, wipe out body cavity.—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Nov. 2025 No air from the body cavity was coming out of any of the cuts.—Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for body cavity