windpipe

Example Sentences

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With the pressure inside my throat from the tube and the pressure outside the windpipe from my thyroid, maybe there was some damage to the nerves.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

In addition to farm work, she provides for her son day and night, including cooking and cleaning the ventilation tube in his windpipe.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

“They cannot operate and cut out the marble in my chest that is laying on my windpipe, and eventually would suffocate me to death,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2024

Scans revealed he had suffered a 2mm tear in his windpipe.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023

Tip stuck her finger into the high, frilly collar of her blouse and pulled it away from her windpipe.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat