Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

cancer

[kan-ser] / ˈkæn sər /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

New research suggests that advanced colorectal cancer is becoming more common in young patients, raising concerns that warning signs may be missed or recognized too late.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Tammy Faye Bakker died while battling cancer in 2007.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

James Cleverly said the author and politician had been "a huge personality and fantastic storyteller", and that he had been very supportive when his wife Suzie was recovering from cancer.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The impact is especially significant for people with inherited disorders that increase their susceptibility to intestinal cancer, including familial adenomatous polyposis.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

While my family’s history of mental illness was cutting through my consciousness like a red line, my scientific work as a cancer biologist was also converging on the normalcy and abnormalcy of genes.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

One of the most well-known of these mysterious burning worlds is 55 Cancri e, an exoplanet about 41 light-years away that scientists describe as home to both sparkling skies and roiling lava seas.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2023

Scientists hope to learn whether 55 Cancri e even has an atmosphere, and if so what is it made of.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2022

The two planets Webb officials highlighted include the super-hot, lava-covered 55 Cancri e, and LHS 3844 b, which lacks a substantial atmosphere.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 3, 2022

Another idea is that 55 Cancri e rotates to create day and night, but with nightmarish results.

From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2022

The star ι Cancri is a wide double, the colours orange and blue.

From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training