appendix

Example Sentences

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She waited four months before her appendix could be removed.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

She was told that her appendix would likely have burst if she had left the hospital.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Britain is a “defiant but friable little nation floating off the edge of a continent” that itself is “an appendix of Asia.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Timothy’s cause of death was ruled to be septic shock due to a ruptured appendix, according to the coroner’s report.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

You have a perforated appendix and we need to get you into surgery.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander