How to Use tonsil in a Sentence

tonsil

noun

• The palatine tonsils are the ones seen at the back of the throat.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
• The fear clutches at the inside of my throat, pulling down my tonsils into my chest.
  — Ellyn Laub, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Nov. 2019
• New research has also shed light on the value of our tonsils and adenoids.
  — Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2019
• Cancers of this variety appear at the base of the tongue, back of the throat, or tonsils.
  — Keshia Hannam, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2017
• An ear, nose and throat doctor found swollen tonsils and fluid in Riley’s ears.
  — Jocelyn Wiener, sacbee, 15 Jan. 2018
• The tonsils are an integral part of the body’s immune function.
  — Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
• Got my tonsils out and discovered this show while recovering and just fell in love with you and your mum!
  — Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
• At the bottom, a slimy, eyeless head resembles a mix of wet lips and diseased tonsils.
  — Joanna Klein, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2017
• Around the same time, Asher had undergone surgery to remove his tonsils.
  — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
• Your child can also show signs of severe fatigue, throat pain, pus around their tonsils, sore muscles and a loss of appetite.
  — Lindsay Carlton, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2018
• The researchers also point out that a failure to adhere to guidelines for tonsil surgeries goes both ways.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2018
• That changed when a head-and-neck surgeon put on a glove, poked the back of my wife’s throat and said one of her tonsils felt concerningly hard.
  — Paul Thornton, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2025
• Some people may need just the tonsils or just the adenoids removed, while others require both to be removed at the same time.
  — Sukaina Hasnie, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
• Some of the most common strep throat symptoms include pain, fever, swollen tonsils, and tiny spots at the roof of the mouth called petechiae.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2023
• Just go for the gusto and portray Saturn in mid-chomp, with a tot’s fingers grazing his tonsils.
  — Randy Dotinga, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2007
• To make matters worse, Dominic is waiting for surgery to remove his tonsils and adenoids.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2020
• Infections in the sinuses, tonsils, gums, or lungs can cause bad breath and require treatment.
  — Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 Sep. 2024
• Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils (glands in the back of your throat).
  — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2024
• Strep, a common infection in the throat and tonsils, can strike at any time of year, but most cases occur in late fall to early spring.
  — Suryatapa Bhattacharya, wsj.com, 27 Apr. 2023
• Tonsil stones, or tonsilloliths, are small, firm, whitish deposits that may form in the deep pockets and corners of your tonsils.
  — Mark Gurarie, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
• It has frequently been used for pain relief after removal of tonsils and adenoids in children.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 Apr. 2018
• He was scheduled for surgery to remove his tonsils in late February to help with his breathing issues.
  — Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2020
• Doja Cat was forced to undergo surgery due to a recent tonsil infection.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2022
• The lymph system is part of the immune system, which is made up of lymph, lymph vessels, lymph nodes, the spleen, thymus, tonsils and bone marrow.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 June 2023
• On the throat exam, Martin explained, the child had some swelling of the tonsil area on the right and tenderness in the neck on the right side.
  — Fox News, 7 Mar. 2023
• Then the others, perhaps hearing the now-familiar smack, smack, slurp of group tonsil hockey, followed suit.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 9 June 2026
• Long, long ago---well, in the 1980s---a middle-aged British woman noticed a spot on her tonsil.
  — Sophie Bushwick, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2012
• Pain or pressure in the ear may occur with infections that sometimes accompany tonsil stones.
  — Mark Gurarie, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
• Symptoms of mononucleosis include a sore throat, enlarged tonsils, laryngitis, swollen lymph nodes in the neck or armpits, fever, head and body aches.
  — New York Times, 29 June 2018
• Yet just 2% of Basque refugee children fleeing the Spanish civil war then raging had their tonsils out, and were no worse off for it.
  — The Economist, 28 June 2018