How to Use in surgery in a Sentence
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The second deputy was still in surgery.
—Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
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The nurse who took the call said that Potter was in surgery and not available.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Doctors then worked on the baby — who was born at just three pounds and five ounces — for an hour in surgery.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
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Taras, the boy who had been in surgery, and his parents are well now, Golubchenko said.
—Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 26 July 2024
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Complications from that landed him back in surgery to deal with a blood clot.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 29 Dec. 2022
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Ongsiako was rushed to the hospital and was in surgery for more than seven hours.
—Kathryne Teurfs, CBS News, 12 May 2023
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Police said the suspect was in surgery and their status is unknown at this time.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
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The person was still in surgery Tuesday evening, police said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
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While in surgery, doctors learned that the cyst had ruptured and Sanders had a liter of blood in her body.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2023
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The largest vein in her body had to be repaired in surgery, and her right kidney was removed, her mother said.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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One of the victims died from their injuries, and the second victim was in surgery, police said.
—Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
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The drug is still widely considered effective when it is used in surgery and to dilate the eyes.
—Christina Jewett, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
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The victims were all in stable condition, and one was in surgery as of Monday night.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
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The man was in surgery at the time of the news conference and the press release did not provide an update on his status.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2024
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Sunday night left three Cavaliers football players dead and a fourth in surgery.
—Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 16 Nov. 2022
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All patients had their cancerous tumors removed in surgery but were at a high risk of recurrence.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
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When the nuances of each particular case that were learned in surgery were lost in the handovers, patients suffered.
—Shane Snow, Forbes, 16 June 2022
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This is the reliable way to measure blood pressure when in surgery or ICU.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2018
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The deputy was in surgery as of Tuesday night and is expected to survive his injuries, the statement said.
—Adrienne Vogt, CNN, 1 Feb. 2023
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The victim was still in surgery as of Thursday afternoon, Logan said.
—Howard Koplowitz | [email protected], al, 7 Apr. 2023
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Those eyes tell a story, even later, when Elliot is in surgery, decked in scrubs the color of a fresh wound and a mask that hides half her face.
—Vulture, 4 May 2023
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The victims were eight adults and one child, Garcia said, adding he was headed to a hospital where three people were in surgery.
—Daniel Becerril, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
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This October, the poster spent an entire morning at the hospital while her mother was in surgery.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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Within four weeks, Manilow was in surgery, undergoing a lobectomy to remove part of his lung.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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Nearly two weeks to the hour after her first operation, Indiana was back in surgery.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
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As the episode opens, Monty is in surgery after a hospital staffer found him, unresponsive, on the floor of his room.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Jan. 2025
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Nasal sprays that contain the ingredient are still considered effective, as well as when it is used in surgery or to dilate the eyes.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
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For me, this response kicks in during intense moments in surgery — such as seeing an unexpected gush of bleeding.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
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The wounded officer was in surgery and in good spirits, according to Fifield.
—Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 10 July 2026
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The mayhem charge, which would have carried a life sentence, stemmed from Trembley later losing his spleen in surgery for the knife wound.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 25 June 2025
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