How to Use x-ray in a Sentence

x-ray

1 of 2 verb
  • Boone said that x-rays came back clean on Volpe’s foot.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Mike said the park refunded the cost of his jump and paid for x-ray and ultrasound scans in Thailand.
    Chris Lau, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
  • X-rays on the ankle were negative, meaning that the x-ray didn’t show any damage.
    Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The family agreed to this, as well as follow-up x-rays for the twins to ensure proper healing.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
  • There will be a machine there that the Secret Service said acts like a giant x-ray machine.
    Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
  • After trying to stretch it out for a few moments, Kelce went to the locker room for x-rays during halftime.
    Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The profile of his account on the social media account X contains an x-ray image of a person’s back with screws in it.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But often that pain can’t be explained by the structural damage visible in x-rays.
    Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The clinic will have minor surgery and x-ray facilities.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The post added that Rue had full-body x-rays done, and no additional damage to her internal organs or skeleton was found.
    Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
  • Two days later, investigators talked with the man in the hospital and received x-rays of his injuries.
    Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The family wrapped the dog in a blanket and took him to a veterinary office — where x-rays revealed he had been shot in the head, right between the eyes, and one of the bullets was lodged in his throat, Tamllos said.
    Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2024
  • According to the Centers for Disease Control, a mammogram is the process in which an x-ray is taken of a woman’s breast to flag down any early signs of breast cancer.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
  • The plan is to study the green and mauve thermal emissions and conduct other research to study the effects of spaceflight on the human body, including taking the first human x-ray images in space.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Many dental plans require patients to shoulder pricey out-of-pocket care beyond routine cleanings and x-rays.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
  • The process began with a nearly hour-long consultation session which included taking x-rays, 3D scans of my teeth, and dozens of photos.
    Kassidy Silva, Allure, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Subsequent x-rays were performed in the stadium and were also negative.
    Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Beetle remains — not the live, nasty little winged beetles — were uncovered in June during an x-ray screening of baggage that was set to enter America.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 22 Aug. 2023
  • An Italian team had hoped to make history by using high-tech tools — electron microscopy, spectroscopy and micro x-rays — to reveal the cellular structure of one of the world’s oldest reptiles.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • After the bucket was removed, the coyote was assessed further, with fluids administered and x-rays taken.
    Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Its pulses are much less bright and the individual x-ray photons have longer wavelengths than those from its larger predecessors.
    Bykatie McCormick, science.org, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Some crucial scientific findings include abundant water near Jupiter’s equator, lightning in Jupiter’s clouds, and the cause of Jupiter's x-ray aurorae.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The real heroes, however, were the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires that were x-rayed before fitment to ensure perfect structural integrity.
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Importantly, the samples from Newfoundland were x-ray amorphous, while those from California and Nevada were not.
    Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 11 July 2024
  • These are low-energy waves with longer wavelengths than visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma rays.
    WIRED, 23 Sep. 2023
  • New techniques, like ground-penetrating radar and robotics, are their equivalent of x-rays and MRIs—tools that let researchers make better diagnoses by peering below the surface.
    WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Cedar Park police said units were on scene using x-rays to examine an item inside Garner's apartment and conducting searches using robotics.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Advertisement Those individuals are in the process or will be screened in one of several ways, including chest x-rays, blood and skin tests and symptom review, according to health officials.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
  • And while scientists have virtually unrolled them using x-rays, the ancient texts remain unreadable.
    Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Not using existing technology is like a doctor giving a diagnosis without getting an x-ray or MRI.
    Derek Newton, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025

X-ray

2 of 2 noun
  • On the far right, X-rays are in there, microwaves are in there.
    WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The first is a product of the medical record—the sum of blood tests, X-rays, and urine samples.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Some of those patients have come to him for X-rays for those injuries.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
  • In the emergency room, doctors took X-rays and a CT scan.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
  • Tracks from the beetle larvae are visible to the naked eye and, more deeply, to X-rays.
    Christopher Knight, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • In addition to that, the jet also sprays X-rays across the galaxy.
    David Garofalo, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Gas that emits X-rays is a sign of a supermassive black hole.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2023
  • This time, doctors ordered X-rays and found fractures in her legs and wrist.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2023
  • While the X-ray source is far smaller than the galaxy, X-rays are much harder to resolve.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Payton said the X-rays were negative but didn’t shed light on whether Bolles will miss time.
    Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
  • One visit to the ER later, and X-rays showed that Robertson had sustained bruised ribs from his fall.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
  • She was taken to a field hospital in Rafah where an X-ray showed the bullet lodged near her spine.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Judge told reporters after the game that X-rays and CT scans of his hand came back negative.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
  • That will give Moore a chance to rest the sore ribs, which are not broken according to X-rays taken during the game.
    cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
  • D’Angelo Russell did not play in the second half because of a sore left foot, but the injury didn’t require X-rays.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2023
  • At first, though, the team tried to use X-rays, but this failed to uncover much detail as the boxes were made of metal.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Shortly after Rodgers left the game, the Jets announced that X-rays of his leg were negative.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Vets can count the fetuses with X-rays over 45 days of gestation.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
  • The shelter ran X-rays on Vera and the results came back negative.
    Liz O'Connell, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Chmerkovskiy posted images of his X-rays, along with another of himself in a neck brace and hooked up to a drip.
    Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
  • These X-rays are the same kind that doctors useto take pictures of broken bones inside the body.
    Giuseppina Fabbiano, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2024
  • At hour 11 of her overnight shift, the 5 a.m. tiredness had kicked in, but work still needed to be done after the huge Great Dane came in and needed X-rays done.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The medical care, including X-rays and a cast for a fractured wrist, set her back about $3,000.
    Miriam Jordan Adam Perez, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Those first five years Kurtz underwent skin checks, blood tests and X-rays every few months to ensure the melanoma hadn’t spread.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
  • Chest X-rays can reveal how much fluid is in the lungs and the pattern of inflammation.
    Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Instead, many pulses of X-rays will create snapshots over time, like frames on a film reel.
    The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
  • But nobody thanks the radiation techs who ran from bed to bed to bed doing X-rays.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024
  • Duke head coach Jon Scheyer said Flagg suffered a sprained ankle and the X-rays were negative.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Curry returned midway through the second quarter with a wrap around his right hand, and said postgame that X-rays came back negative.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The question becomes does the information gathered by diagnostic tests — like CT scans, X-rays or colonoscopies — outweigh the potential risks?
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025

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