How to Use abdomen in a Sentence

abdomen

noun

• Place a hand on your abdomen to feel the rise and fall.
  — Annette Sisco, NOLA.com, 2 Nov. 2020
• The victim, a 24-year-old man, was shot in the abdomen.
  — Jane Morice, cleveland.com, 28 May 2017
• Hayward was drive-stunned twice in the abdomen and once in the thigh.
  — David Armstrong, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2020
• Amir was shot twice, once in the abdomen and once in the face, and was pronounced dead on the scene.
  — Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan, 3 Apr. 2016
• He was shot in the hand, and also had a graze wound to his abdomen.
  — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 5 July 2018
• Hart said a 49-year-old black man was shot in the abdomen and was taken to DCH.
  — William Thornton [e-mail], AL.com, 24 Dec. 2017
• Their wings are soft and parchment-like and don’t always reach the tip of the abdomen.
  — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 6 July 2020
• Signs of heat cramps: Muscle pain or spasms in the abdomen, arms, or legs.
  — Leah Groth, Health.com, 23 June 2020
• This bee’s head and wings were metal, and its abdomen glass.
  — Noah Lederman, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023
• In this case, the 30-year-old man's fat cells were taken from his abdomen.
  — De Elizabeth, Allure, 31 July 2017
• In spring 2017, Hamm complained of lumps on his chest and abdomen area.
  — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 22 Feb. 2018
• Weist attacked her with a knife and wounded her in the abdomen, chest and arms.
  — Michael Katz, idahostatesman, 8 Dec. 2017
• According to the department, the man was hit in the abdomen and legs.
  — Jamie Thompson, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Oct. 2021
• Smith took out his phone, and when told to turn around, did and was shot in the lower right abdomen and right side of his head.
  — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2018
• Both men were stabbed in the chest and upper abdomen, Sherwin said.
  — CBS News, 18 Mar. 2018
• The bullet tore through his abdomen and hit an artery leading to his left leg.
  — Nina Shapiro, The Seattle Times, 27 July 2018
• Lillard will be out again tonight with a strained abdomen.
  — oregonlive, 6 Dec. 2021
• Jack was found on the bed, draped in a blanket, with his hands folded over his abdomen.
  — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2016
• Owens caught up to the man, who turned and shot Owens in the abdomen below his bulletproof vest.
  — CBS News, 4 Sep. 2020
• The machine was hooked up to Hale through tubing that was attached to a port in his abdomen.
  — Justin Conn, The Seattle Times, 10 Feb. 2018
• The star's belly is noticeably red as the Morpheus8 laser is used on her abdomen.
  — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022
• Here's how the process went: Two shots of hormones in the abdomen — sometimes three — every night for weeks.
  — Andrea Stanley, Redbook, 28 Apr. 2017
• The bomb suspect was being treated for burns and cuts to his abdomen and hands suffered in the blast.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2017
• Support your head with a pillow and rest your hands on your abdomen below the navel.
  — Carol Kinsey Goman, Forbes, 6 June 2022
• With a grasshopper, twist off the head—the guts should come with it—before swallowing the abdomen.
  — Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 26 June 2020
• The bowel at the upper left corner of the abdomen is the most vulnerable part of the GI tract.
  — Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 13 June 2018
• One of the bullets struck Boyd in the abdomen, traveled through his body, and ultimately punctured one of his lungs.
  — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 Jan. 2026
• The oblique is a core muscle on the side of the abdomen below the rib cage that is key in rotational movements, like throwing a football.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 17 Jan. 2026
• The Stingray stabbed him in the abdomen, very narrowly missing his vital organs.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
• Maria remembers Jaime stabbing Carillo in the abdomen with a kitchen knife.
  — Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026