How to Use x-ray in a Sentence
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Boone said that x-rays came back clean on Volpe’s foot.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
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Mike said the park refunded the cost of his jump and paid for x-ray and ultrasound scans in Thailand.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
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X-rays on the ankle were negative, meaning that the x-ray didn’t show any damage.
—Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023
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The family agreed to this, as well as follow-up x-rays for the twins to ensure proper healing.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
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There will be a machine there that the Secret Service said acts like a giant x-ray machine.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
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After trying to stretch it out for a few moments, Kelce went to the locker room for x-rays during halftime.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
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The profile of his account on the social media account X contains an x-ray image of a person’s back with screws in it.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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But often that pain can’t be explained by the structural damage visible in x-rays.
—Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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The clinic will have minor surgery and x-ray facilities.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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The post added that Rue had full-body x-rays done, and no additional damage to her internal organs or skeleton was found.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
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Two days later, investigators talked with the man in the hospital and received x-rays of his injuries.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
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The family wrapped the dog in a blanket and took him to a veterinary office — where x-rays revealed he had been shot in the head, right between the eyes, and one of the bullets was lodged in his throat, Tamllos said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2024
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According to the Centers for Disease Control, a mammogram is the process in which an x-ray is taken of a woman’s breast to flag down any early signs of breast cancer.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
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The plan is to study the green and mauve thermal emissions and conduct other research to study the effects of spaceflight on the human body, including taking the first human x-ray images in space.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
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Many dental plans require patients to shoulder pricey out-of-pocket care beyond routine cleanings and x-rays.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
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The process began with a nearly hour-long consultation session which included taking x-rays, 3D scans of my teeth, and dozens of photos.
—Kassidy Silva, Allure, 23 Mar. 2023
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Subsequent x-rays were performed in the stadium and were also negative.
—Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2023
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Beetle remains — not the live, nasty little winged beetles — were uncovered in June during an x-ray screening of baggage that was set to enter America.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 22 Aug. 2023
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An Italian team had hoped to make history by using high-tech tools — electron microscopy, spectroscopy and micro x-rays — to reveal the cellular structure of one of the world’s oldest reptiles.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
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After the bucket was removed, the coyote was assessed further, with fluids administered and x-rays taken.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
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Its pulses are much less bright and the individual x-ray photons have longer wavelengths than those from its larger predecessors.
—Bykatie McCormick, science.org, 23 Mar. 2023
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Some crucial scientific findings include abundant water near Jupiter’s equator, lightning in Jupiter’s clouds, and the cause of Jupiter's x-ray aurorae.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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The real heroes, however, were the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires that were x-rayed before fitment to ensure perfect structural integrity.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
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Importantly, the samples from Newfoundland were x-ray amorphous, while those from California and Nevada were not.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 11 July 2024
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These are low-energy waves with longer wavelengths than visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma rays.
—WIRED, 23 Sep. 2023
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New techniques, like ground-penetrating radar and robotics, are their equivalent of x-rays and MRIs—tools that let researchers make better diagnoses by peering below the surface.
—WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
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Cedar Park police said units were on scene using x-rays to examine an item inside Garner's apartment and conducting searches using robotics.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 10 Aug. 2023
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Advertisement Those individuals are in the process or will be screened in one of several ways, including chest x-rays, blood and skin tests and symptom review, according to health officials.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
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And while scientists have virtually unrolled them using x-rays, the ancient texts remain unreadable.
—Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 16 Mar. 2023
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Not using existing technology is like a doctor giving a diagnosis without getting an x-ray or MRI.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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On the far right, X-rays are in there, microwaves are in there.
—WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023
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The first is a product of the medical record—the sum of blood tests, X-rays, and urine samples.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024
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Some of those patients have come to him for X-rays for those injuries.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
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In the emergency room, doctors took X-rays and a CT scan.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
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Tracks from the beetle larvae are visible to the naked eye and, more deeply, to X-rays.
—Christopher Knight, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
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In addition to that, the jet also sprays X-rays across the galaxy.
—David Garofalo, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
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Gas that emits X-rays is a sign of a supermassive black hole.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2023
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This time, doctors ordered X-rays and found fractures in her legs and wrist.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2023
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While the X-ray source is far smaller than the galaxy, X-rays are much harder to resolve.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2023
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Payton said the X-rays were negative but didn’t shed light on whether Bolles will miss time.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
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One visit to the ER later, and X-rays showed that Robertson had sustained bruised ribs from his fall.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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She was taken to a field hospital in Rafah where an X-ray showed the bullet lodged near her spine.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024
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Judge told reporters after the game that X-rays and CT scans of his hand came back negative.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
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That will give Moore a chance to rest the sore ribs, which are not broken according to X-rays taken during the game.
—cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
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D’Angelo Russell did not play in the second half because of a sore left foot, but the injury didn’t require X-rays.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2023
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At first, though, the team tried to use X-rays, but this failed to uncover much detail as the boxes were made of metal.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
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Shortly after Rodgers left the game, the Jets announced that X-rays of his leg were negative.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2023
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Vets can count the fetuses with X-rays over 45 days of gestation.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
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The shelter ran X-rays on Vera and the results came back negative.
—Liz O'Connell, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Chmerkovskiy posted images of his X-rays, along with another of himself in a neck brace and hooked up to a drip.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
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These X-rays are the same kind that doctors useto take pictures of broken bones inside the body.
—Giuseppina Fabbiano, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2024
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At hour 11 of her overnight shift, the 5 a.m. tiredness had kicked in, but work still needed to be done after the huge Great Dane came in and needed X-rays done.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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The medical care, including X-rays and a cast for a fractured wrist, set her back about $3,000.
—Miriam Jordan Adam Perez, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
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Those first five years Kurtz underwent skin checks, blood tests and X-rays every few months to ensure the melanoma hadn’t spread.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
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Chest X-rays can reveal how much fluid is in the lungs and the pattern of inflammation.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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Instead, many pulses of X-rays will create snapshots over time, like frames on a film reel.
—The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
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But nobody thanks the radiation techs who ran from bed to bed to bed doing X-rays.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024
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Duke head coach Jon Scheyer said Flagg suffered a sprained ankle and the X-rays were negative.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Curry returned midway through the second quarter with a wrap around his right hand, and said postgame that X-rays came back negative.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
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The question becomes does the information gathered by diagnostic tests — like CT scans, X-rays or colonoscopies — outweigh the potential risks?
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
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