breast
Example Sentences
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Then, in 2024, Munn revealed she had been diagnosed the previous year with an aggressive form of breast cancer and had undergone multiple surgeries and a double mastectomy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Wiles, though, was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and while she has remained in her role, her influence may not be quite as forceful as it once was.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
They’ve also been detected in blood, breast milk and even meconium — an infant’s first stool.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
When she brought Briany to her breast, the milk wouldn’t come.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
Olanna watched him leave, and long after his car had reversed out of the compound, she stood at the door, watching a bird with a blood-red breast, perched on the lawn.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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