Examples of flatus in a Sentence
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This puckish presentation may not be for those who feign at flatus.
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Natasha Gural, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Rate of hydrogen sulfide production (flatulence index) and frequency and number of emissions were evaluated as potential indicators of flatus characteristics.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2013
The purpose of this study was to design artificial flatus from bacterial volatile compounds to stimulate research into neutralizing measures.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2017
Trump’s flatus into a law-enforcement crusade.
—Adam Weinstein, The New Republic, 2 June 2020
Getting a sample of gut gas can require analyzing flatus (farts), insertion of tubes, breath tests and whole-body calorimetry.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2018
In one experiment, about half of people who ate chocolate bars containing 32 grams of a polyol called sorbitol suffered from diarrhea, flatus, stomach aches, and bloating.
—Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2020
However, old fart could also mean that elderly individuals pass flatus more often.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2018
But the flatus which had passed through clothing caused no bacteria to sprout, which suggests that clothing acts as a filter.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 1 Sep. 2017
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Natasha Gural, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Rate of hydrogen sulfide production (flatulence index) and frequency and number of emissions were evaluated as potential indicators of flatus characteristics.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2013
The purpose of this study was to design artificial flatus from bacterial volatile compounds to stimulate research into neutralizing measures.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2017
Trump’s flatus into a law-enforcement crusade.
—Adam Weinstein, The New Republic, 2 June 2020
Getting a sample of gut gas can require analyzing flatus (farts), insertion of tubes, breath tests and whole-body calorimetry.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2018
In one experiment, about half of people who ate chocolate bars containing 32 grams of a polyol called sorbitol suffered from diarrhea, flatus, stomach aches, and bloating.
—Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2020
However, old fart could also mean that elderly individuals pass flatus more often.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2018
But the flatus which had passed through clothing caused no bacteria to sprout, which suggests that clothing acts as a filter.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 1 Sep. 2017
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“Flatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flatus. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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flatus
noun
fla·tus
ˈflāt-əs 
: gas generated in the stomach or bowels
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