forceps

Example Sentences

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By gently pulling apart the fillets with forceps and using a dissecting microscope, the team was able to count them accurately.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Never mind all the newborns rolled out and swaddled like Christmas tamales, or the forceps deliveries that resemble tooth extractions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Estimates vary but around 50% of people who have had babies experience some degree of prolapse and the use of forceps or a vacuum during birth increases the risk.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2024

A cutdown involves an incision, then the use of forceps to pull tissue away from an interior vein.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024

Smithy distracted himself as he bent the iron rod with a pair of forceps.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri