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