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Examples of hypodermic needle in a Sentence
doesn't mind getting shots as long as he doesn't catch sight of the hypodermic needle
Recent Examples on the Web
During a search of Payne’s room, police allegedly found used hypodermic needles and other evidence of drug use and learned that the firearm was registered to Payne, officials said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2024
Funchess said Detroit Public Library maintenance staff make weekly visits to maintain upkeep at the closed branches, but a Free Press reporter witnessed various debris at the Conley Branch, including hypodermic needles, spoons, women's menstrual products and other clothing items.
—Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 29 Mar. 2024
Cops then discovered Miller had crystal methamphetamine in both rock form and liquefied into a hypodermic needle prepared for injection, police said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2024
Funchess said Detroit Public Library maintenance staff make weekly visits to maintain upkeep at the closed branches, but a Free Press reporter witnessed various debris at the Conley Branch, including hypodermic needles, spoons, women's menstrual products, and other clothing items.
—Detroit Free Press, 29 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of hypodermic needle was
circa 1909
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“Hypodermic needle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypodermic%20needle. Accessed 14 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
hypodermic needle
noun2
: a hypodermic syringe complete with needle
Medical Definition
hypodermic needle
noun1
2
: a hypodermic syringe complete with needle
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