congenitally

Example Sentences

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Sawusch died as a result of two heart conditions, the pathologist concluded: dilated cardiomyopathy and a congenitally narrow coronary artery.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

Today, it takes great events to make otherwise congenitally little men great; and that just isn't happening.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2023

The dentist explained that my son has congenitally missing adult tooth buds, which means that they failed to form in utero.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2022

To him, the aim-training business and the competitive gaming business are congenitally entwined, and every sponsorship deal he inks is helping seed a more prosperous future for esports.

From The Verge • Jun. 29, 2022

I am not a congenitally fearful person, for which you can blame or credit my mother, who never got around to alerting me to any special vulnerabilities that went with being a girl.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich