How to Use complication in a Sentence
complication
noun- The patient died of complications from surgery.
- The negotiations stalled when complications arose.
- She experienced complications during her pregnancy.
- Pneumonia is a common complication of AIDS.
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The cause was complications from a fall.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2026
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What are the complications of a norovirus?
—Don Sweeney april 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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The stranger had a local colt that had lost his mom to birth complications.
—Ryan Brennan april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
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In some ways, this was their home or their home away from home, and still have that sense of complication.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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There's no passion, so there are no complications that come along with that.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
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That is due in part to complications over schedule.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
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There were so many layers and complications to this.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 24 Apr. 2026
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Even then, there would be complications.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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And after the neck surgery there were some complications.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
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One complication of the slew of requests is how widely records laws vary from state to state.
—Amy Gardner and Patrick Marley, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Sep. 2022
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Even a small complication in the wrong part of the brain can affect speech or movement.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
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The point is instead to dive into the muck of that complication.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2022
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The tour has not come without its complications.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
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The surprise has been what those complications are.
—Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026
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His father died from complications of a stroke two years after that.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
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Marred by a long series of complications, the project was never built.
—Fred A. Bernstein, New York Times, 12 June 2024
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But every once in a while, the complication can be major.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
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The only complication is the numbers don’t seem to add up.
—Rachel Sugar, Curbed, 8 Apr. 2026
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Newell said the death, in a hospital, was from complications of heart surgery.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
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But there were complications, and the surgery left her with intense nerve damage.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Patek is, of course, known for such complication pairings, but the Ref.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 May 2026
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Barton says the growth of thrifting has brought its own complications.
—J.m. Banks march 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
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The Astros twice, even if that came with some complications?
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Bring back Luis and Clarence and the complications.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
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So yeah; there’s complications to address, for sure.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
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But the Seahawks are their own type of complication.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
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