Examples of windpipe in a Sentence
She got something stuck in her windpipe.
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Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchi, the airways connecting the windpipe to the lungs.
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Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2025
First responders often need to get air into the lungs fast, and one of the most reliable ways is to slide a tube into the windpipe.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Stacy's torso was nearly cut in half, her throat was cut to her windpipe and her wrist was slashed to the bone.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Intubation is a medical procedure where a tube is inserted into a patient’s windpipe when the person cannot breathe on their own.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2025
First responders often need to get air into the lungs fast, and one of the most reliable ways is to slide a tube into the windpipe.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Stacy's torso was nearly cut in half, her throat was cut to her windpipe and her wrist was slashed to the bone.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Intubation is a medical procedure where a tube is inserted into a patient’s windpipe when the person cannot breathe on their own.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Windpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windpipe. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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windpipe
noun
wind·pipe
ˈwin(d)-ˌpīp 
Medical Definition
windpipe
noun
wind·pipe
ˈwin(d)-ˌpīp
: trachea
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