How to Use carotid in a Sentence

carotid

adjective
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  • Shimkus pulls on the carotid artery and stretches it like a thick white rubber band.
    — National Geographic, 29 July 2016
  • The knife that had plunged into his neck missed his carotid artery and jugular vein.
    — C. J. Chivers, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2016
  • But during an eight-hour surgery, doctors found the tumor was close to the carotid artery.
    — Pete Grathoff, kansascity.com, 11 Mar. 2017
  • The carotid restraint hold places pressure on the carotid artery in the neck and is meant to cause unconsciousness.
    — Anna Bauman, SFChronicle.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • There are two carotid arteries, running on either side of the neck, bringing blood to the head.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Officers tackled him and placed him in a carotid hold, a chokehold that reduces blood flow to the brain.
    — Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2021
  • A clot lodged in his carotid artery, which required emergency surgery.
    — Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 18 May 2017
  • The carotid technique is different than a chokehold, in which pressure is put on the front of the neck and throat, cutting off air.
    — Autumn Schoolman, USA TODAY, 3 June 2020
  • The agency recently made changes to its use-of-force policy, banning the use of carotid restraints around the head and neck.
    — Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2021
  • Police put him in a carotid hold and paramedics injected him with ketamine, a sedative.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2020
  • Animals must be slaughtered in the most humane fashion, a sharp knife between the carotid artery and jugular vein.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland.com, 22 June 2017
  • The carotid hold that was used on McClain involves applying pressure to the sides of the neck, stopping the flow of blood to the brain to render someone unconscious.
    — Fox News, 1 Sep. 2021
  • McClain, 23, was stopped by police while walking home from a store, placed in a carotid hold and then injected with ketamine.
    — Amir Vera and Jenn Selva, CNN, 15 Sep. 2021
  • God’s carotid burst open on the new border between India and Pakistan and a million people died of hatred.
    — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 5 June 2017
  • Using computers and a standard MRI machine, researchers guided an iron bead through the carotid artery of a pig.
    — Steven Edwards, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2007
  • A longtime Near North Side resident, Seaton had been in hospice care and had carotid cancer, her brother said.
    — Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 15 May 2017
  • Three years ago, Booker Prize winner Marlon James sliced through enough carotid arteries to fill an ocean.
    — Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2022
  • McClain was placed in a carotid hold by police and injected with ketamine when paramedics arrived.
    — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN, 12 Mar. 2022
  • The other shows Jones reenacting a carotid hold on Dittrich, with the officers still smiling.
    — Victoria Albert, CBS News, 3 July 2020
  • When using a carotid hold, officers use an arm to put pressure on the sides of a person’s neck to force brief unconsciousness.
    — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Police put McClain in a carotid hold, applying pressure around his neck, restricting blood flow to the brain.
    — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 26 June 2020
  • Arriving officers tried to arrest the unarmed man, using a carotid hold — a technique where pressure is placed on both sides of the neck — and tackling him to the ground.
    — Erin Donaghue, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Three arriving officers tried to arrest the unarmed man, using a carotid hold — a technique where pressure is placed on both sides of the neck — and tackling him to the ground.
    — Erin Donaghue, CBS News, 1 Sep. 2021
  • The confrontation led to one officer placing McClain in a carotid hold, or chokehold.
    — Amir Vera, CNN, 30 June 2020
  • Strangleholds, or carotid restraints, temporarily cut off blood flow to the brain.
    — USA Today, 18 June 2020
  • Doing so can increase the risk of developing a carotid dissection—a tear in your carotid artery that can interfere with blood flow to your brain.
    — Ashley Abramson, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Officers later tackled him and placed him in a carotid chokehold, a restraint maneuver that restricts blood flow to the brain.
    — Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2021
  • McGrath’s body rejected a skin graft and in response, his carotid artery exploded.
    — Allie Gross, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2017
  • During the struggle, Woodyard allegedly placed McClain in a carotid hold, less hazardous than a chokehold, the report said.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2021
  • According to an independent review of his death, officers placed McClain in a carotid chokehold that restricts the carotid artery and cuts off blood to the brain.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2021

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