How to Use aneurysm in a Sentence

aneurysm

noun
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  • His wife, Robin Page, said the cause was a splenic artery aneurysm.
    — New York Times, 16 Jan. 2022
  • The coil forms a blood clot, blocks blood flow, and keeps the aneurysm from bursting.
    — Alyssa Hui, Health, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The brain aneurysm was the result of a stroke, Lago's statement said.
    — CBS News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • An aneurysm is a ballooning of a blood vessel in the brain.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Mitchell has been in frail health since suffering a brain aneurysm in 2015.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 24 July 2022
  • The cause was an aneurysm, said his son, Roman, who is a director at the firm.
    — Fred A. Bernstein, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Getting ready for this tour, just getting my damn bus on the road was about to give me a frickin’ aneurysm.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Rick was about to have surgery to fix an aortic aneurysm that could have burst and killed him quickly.
    — Dennis Kneale, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2021
  • His father died at age 41 of an aneurysm when Herman was in high school.
    — Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Bill had his aneurysm onstage in Switzerland in March 1995.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2023
  • The name on this Bey remix probably gave house-music purists a bit of an aneurysm.
    — August Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Their son and daughter, twins, were not quite 10 when her aneurysm ruptured.
    — Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2022
  • If a ruptured aneurysm causes the bleeding, a metal clip may be put in place to stop the blood loss.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Data show that ruptured brain aneurysms account for 3-5% of all new strokes, the BAF says.
    — USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Craig Richards, who suffered a fatal brain aneurysm at 48.
    — Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 11 Aug. 2023
  • At nine months pregnant, James suffered a brain aneurysm.
    — Maddie Ellis, NBC News, 3 July 2023
  • The album, called At Newport, is a live recording of her first concert in over two decades—and the first since her aneurysm.
    — Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Clare’s father dies suddenly of an aneurysm in the second-to-last episode.
    — Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2022
  • An aneurysm occurs when a weak spot in a blood vessel bulges or balloons out.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The cause was an abdominal aneurysm, his friend Fred Hogan said.
    — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Wahl died at the age of 49 in December while covering the World Cup in Qatar due to an aortic aneurysm.
    — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
  • A few years ago, Joni Mitchell couldn't walk or talk, walloped by a brain aneurysm that damaged her motor skills.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2022
  • The actor died of a stroke in Feb. 2017 following a heart surgery for aortic aneurysm repair.
    — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Watch Joni Mitchell perform publicly for the first time since suffering a brain aneurysm.
    — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022
  • Thinking possibly a aneurysm, stroke, or maybe a seizure.
    — Jacob Biba, The New Republic, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Saget's other sister, Andrea, died at age 32 of an aneurysm.
    — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Hilario suffered a brain aneurysm at the age of 16, which initially left him unable to walk or move his right arm.
    — Carissa Quiambao, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
  • Since then, doctors discovered an aneurysm in her neck.
    — Jesse Wright, chicagotribune.com, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Betty had surgery, a stroke in the hospital, and more surgery after a second aneurysm was found years later.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2021
  • At first, Mitchell (still recovering from a 2015 brain aneurysm) stayed largely off the radar while all this happened.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2023

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