How to Use abnormality in a Sentence

abnormality

noun
  • There was some abnormality in his vision.
  • The test results showed several genetic abnormalities.
  • The organoids showed abnormalities that can cause all of these.
    Sharon Begley, Scientific American, 10 Dec. 2019
  • The abnormality of the last year and a half could tilt the playing field, as well.
    oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2021
  • All three of these abnormalities can be fixed with a minor surgery.
    Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 4 Oct. 2018
  • If a child was born with abnormalities, those were thought to have been caused by the mother’s thoughts.
    Laura Tropp, Smithsonian, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Your healthcare provider may use it to look for abnormalities.
    Cristina Mutchler, Health, 8 Apr. 2025
  • An abnormality in her right breast led doctors to find cancer in her left.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
  • But this wasn’t an abnormality the Seahawks can shrug off with a smile.
    Matt Calkins, The Seattle Times, 17 Sep. 2017
  • This common rhythm abnormality can cause strokes, rapid heart rates and heart failure.
    Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • But at the time, researchers couldn’t find any abnormalities within that gene.
    Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2020
  • This method is used when there’s a renal or urinary abnormality in the fetus.
    Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
  • At four months old, Ruuxa had surgery to correct a growth abnormality in his leg.
    Alexis Gravely, WSJ, 28 June 2019
  • These tests screen for abnormalities, and if the results are concerning, your next step is a colonoscopy.
    Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Brink’s art explores the subject of death and abnormality in her drawings and prints.
    Kansascity, kansascity.com, 16 May 2017
  • Some people might not like the display abnormality, but there’s nothing wrong with it.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 18 Oct. 2021
  • But a self-exam shouldn’t just involve touch; look for visual changes or abnormalities on your breasts, too.
    Anisa Arsenault, Health, 24 Oct. 2025
  • And this abnormality was the cause of many of his medical problems.
    New York Times, 30 June 2022
  • At the one-year follow-up mark, the patient still did not need insulin and had no transplant abnormalities.
    Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • He’s also suffered from the gait abnormality foot drop.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
  • About three in four people said the same in cases of fatal fetal abnormalities.
    Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 7 June 2018
  • Around three in four people said the same in cases of fatal fetal abnormalities.
    Jill Lawless, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2018
  • In fact, Scutti reports that the research may lead to a phone app that users could use to check abnormalities on their skin.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 26 Jan. 2017
  • One of the most common causes of epilepsy is a structural brain abnormality.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
  • We’ll be directed to follow a map toward abnormalities around the old zoo.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
  • And yet, as a kid, even ET’s physical abnormalities weren’t the worst of it.
    Wired Staff, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2014
  • Based on the findings, your doctor may order imaging studies to look for abnormalities in the spine.
    Stuart Hershman, Verywell Health, 26 June 2023
  • If lab results show a positive result for abnormalities, the next step is to schedule a colonoscopy.
    Steven Lichtenstein, D.o, Philly.com, 16 Sep. 2017
  • On the screen the doctors had seen two abnormalities in the fetus’s brain, problems with his heart, blood filling his kidneys.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2024
  • That can lead to abnormalities in the heart and blood vessels that later result in a tear or dissection in the aorta.
    Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 July 2026

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