cord

Example Sentences

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Specialists with the Department of Fish and Wildlife speculate that he may have lost his toes due to umbilical cord strangulation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But the pace of cord cutting has also slowed down in recent quarters, Fishman noted.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Mullins’s shot ripped the net cord like it had a plane to catch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

This fluid surrounds the brain and spinal cord and acts as a communication network that helps maintain the body's internal balance.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

“You look dried out,” he said, as he pulled the pail back up by the cord attached to the handle.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall