pap

Example Sentences

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In 2017, Australia was one of the first countries to transition from a pap smear to a more sensitive HPV-based cervical screening, which is only required every five years.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Marfisee’s own survey of the mission’s female residents found that nearly 90% were not up to date on recommended cancer screenings like mammograms and pap smears, which detect early cervical cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Some of them have been feeding on spoon-fed pap by the rich and powerful for so long that — as A.J.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

Patients are generally told that pap smears will cause pressure or feel like a pinch, but truly intolerable pain is rarely treated as an option, except for in patients with serious sexual trauma.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

She pushed her garri around her plate and left her pap uneaten until it congealed in a waxy lump.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie