How to Use appendectomy in a Sentence

appendectomy

noun

• The surgeon performed an appendectomy on her.
• Scott had an appendectomy that robbed him of some playing time.
  — Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 8 June 2018
• The emergency appendectomy sub plot was a sub plot qua sub plot.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2023
• Porter had to have an appendectomy prior to the Maryland game and has missed the last two.
  — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 26 Nov. 2022
• But other jobs require at least an on-par level of work; no one wants a half-as-good appendectomy.
  — Alan Stafford, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
• Anybody else have to rush their wife to the emergency room for an appendectomy?
  — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2021
• In an instant, the relief of a routine appendectomy gave way to shock.
  — MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
• Houser had some more bad luck in the spring, when he was sidelined by an appendectomy for several weeks.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2018
• The expert opinion on her report was that an appendectomy was not required at this time.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2022
• Mullen had to have an emergency appendectomy the night before the game.
  — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 5 Oct. 2019
• Burrow had been out the past two weeks after needing an appendectomy right after the start of training camp.
  — The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2022
• He was cut by the then-Oakland Raiders the day after an appendectomy.
  — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Aug. 2021
• Burrow is playing his first game following an appendectomy that forced him to miss most of training camp.
  — Joe Harrington, The Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2022
• Wheaton had an emergency appendectomy during the first week of training camp.
  — Geoffrey C. Arnold, OregonLive.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• Hooper underwent an appendectomy and missed the final two games of the first half, and didn’t get targeted much in the first six games.
  — cleveland, 14 Nov. 2020
• Teller noted that the return of tight end Austin Hooper from his appendectomy this week is huge too.
  — cleveland, 13 Nov. 2020
• Ohio State lost two games earlier in the season when Young was out because of an appendectomy.
  — cleveland, 27 Feb. 2020
• The first appendectomy in Britain took place in 37 years earlier.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
• David Laurie had a history of an appendectomy and removal of his gallbladder and part of his colon.
  — Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2024
• Joe Burrow is still on the mend from an appendectomy two weeks ago, and there is no timetable for his participation in training camp.
  — Mitch Stacy, ajc, 10 Aug. 2022
• Channing Frye played for the first time since getting an appendectomy during the All-Star break.
  — Tania Ganguli, latimes.com, 27 Mar. 2018
• Just as Jose Alvarez prepared for his first year of college, he was forced to undergo an appendectomy.
  — María Méndez, Dallas News, 6 July 2019
• The day after my appendectomy, my husband had asked me to bring him a Sudafed for his runny nose, because my side of the bed was closer to the bathroom.
  — Deborah Copaken, The Atlantic, 25 July 2021
• Embiid missed the team's first three playoff games after having an appendectomy in early April.
  — Laura Fay, CBS News, 6 May 2026
• Embiid, who underwent an appendectomy about a month ago, is listed on the injury report with a right hip contusion.
  — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 3 May 2026
• The abdominal pain two days later that led to an emergency appendectomy and a 13-day recovery to get back on the field.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 21 Sep. 2017
• And left tackle Ickey Ekwonu, who underwent an appendectomy a little over two weeks ago, is still day-to-day.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
• The renter paid a 25-pound deposit, but the coronation was postponed after the king had an emergency appendectomy.
  — Kathleen Pender, SFChronicle.com, 14 Mar. 2020
• Milner underwent an appendectomy Saturday morning and could miss four to six weeks.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
• Zalatoris was given a spot in the field as an 18-year-old, but had to back out the week of the tournament because of an emergency appendectomy.
  — Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2022