How to Use x-ray in a Sentence

x-ray

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  • 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 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The archaeologists took x-rays of the skeletons in the tombs and compared them to detailed descriptions about the Macedonian royals, including height, weight, injuries and physical anomalies, according to Live Science.
    — Brie Stimson, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2024
  • By 2010 McLellan had determined the structure of the postfusion protein using a structural imaging technique called x-ray crystallography.
    — Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Authorities subsequently performed a Z-Portal x-ray scan on the vehicle and began to notice several anomalies with the vehicle.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Recommends the most appropriate tests, physical exams, and/or x-rays to support the accuracy of a diagnosis.
    — Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
  • Instead a bomb releases all its power as electromagnetic radiation, including gamma rays and x-rays.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 13 June 2024
  • Regardless of what is causing the shortage of medical assistants, nurses, x-ray technicians and other health care workers, Bera said, representatives of major Sacramento-area health systems have come to him seeking assistance in solving it.
    — Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Services might include intravenous fluids, medications, lab draws, oxygen therapy, x-rays, electrocardiograms or ultrasound, and visits from therapists and social workers.
    — Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Among them are essential medical supplies: anesthesia machines and anesthetics, crutches, generators, ventilators, x-ray machines and oxygen cylinders.
    — Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 1 Mar. 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
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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Trips to the doctor for X-rays and therapy sessions followed.
    — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024
  • The medical staff doesn’t believe the injury will require X-rays.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The scanners used high-energy X-rays to look past the organism’s scales, fur, or skin to view the dense bone structure beneath.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024
  • These tests can include chest X-rays, swabbing the inside of the mouth or nose, pulse oximetry to detect levels of oxygen and blood tests.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The clouds of high-temperature gas inside each cluster emit X-rays and allowed the team to map out the collision.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Given their translucent or jelly-like nature, the beads are hard to detect through imaging and X-rays.
    — Kristina Behr, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
  • This, in turn, can form an accretion disk around the black hole that emits powerful X-rays and visible light.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 June 2024
  • He is scheduled to get another round of X-rays on Monday, Lovullo said.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Rengifo, who hurt his right wrist on a swing in the ninth inning Wednesday, underwent X-rays that showed no broken bones.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 4 July 2024
  • These flashes are a result of the immense energy released during the flare and exist primarily in the form of X-rays and ultraviolet light.
    — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 23 July 2024

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