How to Use hospitalize in a Sentence

hospitalize

verb
Definition of hospitalizenext
Synonyms for hospitalizenext
  • The doctor wants to hospitalize her for a few days so that he can run some tests.
  • Hemme’s legal team noted that her father had been hospitalized and was receiving palliative care as of this week.
    — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2024
  • Martin, who was 27 at the time, was arrested while hospitalized with gunshot wounds and later charged.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 10 June 2024
  • The toddler had been hospitalized and in a critical condition until he was taken off life support.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
  • Paul Pelosi was hospitalized for six days and underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 May 2024
  • Fifty-four people have been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported, according to the CDC.
    — Ayana Archie, NPR, 6 June 2024
  • For example, when someone is hospitalized for a condition worsened by heat, their provider typically records only the chronic illness as a cause.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2024
  • The fundraiser seeks to raise money for the family to cover medical bills and other expenses while Bowers is hospitalized and later looking for a new job.
    — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2024
  • However, Isabella was hospitalized at the time due to her emergency craniotomy.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
  • Middleton remain hospitalized for 10 to 14 days, followed by at-home recovery.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2024
  • The group had camped out near Government House for over a week to protest against re-criminalization plans, with one member being hospitalized after going on hunger strike.
    — Patpicha Tanakasempipat / Bloomberg, TIME, 23 July 2024
  • The woman told the Free Press she was hospitalized for a month.
    — Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
  • In 2019, during a race at the Armory, his heart stopped, and he was hospitalized for a month.
    — Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The woman was hospitalized for the effects of the pepper spray and for abrasions to her arm.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2023
  • Rudolph, just 12 at the time, lost an eye in the blast and was hospitalized for weeks and continues to suffer the effects of her injuries.
    — Joseph D. Bryant | Jbryant@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
  • He was then hospitalized on Sept. 4 and died the following day.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • King Felipe of Spain has spoken for the first time since his mother Queen Sofia was hospitalized.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
  • By the evening of July 1, five passengers were still hospitalized and four of them were in the intensive care unit.
    — Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 2 July 2024
  • According to the outlet, Dee did not state why the 50-year-old rapper was hospitalized.
    — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Davis fled, and four occupants of the Toyota were hospitalized for cuts, bruises and sprains.
    — Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2023
  • The car, which was reported stolen from Cleveland, flipped, and the children were hospitalized.
    — John H. Tucker, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Both Spence and Foust were hospitalized, and Foust later died in a hospital.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Soon after, the woman had a seizure and was hospitalized, according to the order.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Of the 18 people hospitalized, police are unsure as to how many were shot or injured in the melee as the crowd dispersed to escape the gunshots, Bercaw said.
    — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The 9-year-old girl, who is believed to be a witness to the murder, was hospitalized for her injuries and is now in safe custody, police said.
    — Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Two of the younger men were knocked unconscious and later hospitalized.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The actress was hospitalized and in a coma for almost a week when she was declared legally dead on Aug. 12.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2023
  • He was then hospitalized in a psychiatric unit for two weeks.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The singer-songwriter was briefly hospitalized in May following a trip to the Bahamas.
    — Jay Croft, CNN, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Her brother was pulled out alive, but was hospitalized.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024

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