How to Use organ in a Sentence

organ

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  • As the largest organ on our body, the skin extends far past just the face.
    — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Many hits to the DNA could lead to cell death and organ failure.
    — Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2023
  • In stage 4, the tumors have spread to the lymph nodes, organ or other parts of the body.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The infection can spread to the lungs and other organs, the CDC says.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Around this same time, Frost got his hands on a tiny M3 organ.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The skin is the largest organ in the body, and new skin cells are constantly being made.
    — Holly Klamer, Ms, Verywell Health, 4 May 2023
  • But that figure drops down to 32% once the melanoma has spread to other organs.
    — Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • This, in turn, impacts other organs, such as the heart and the pulmonary artery.
    — Sherry Christiansen Updated, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Judy died from organ failure in June 2017 as Bowes held her hand one last time.
    — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
  • As well as sharing all organs below the waist, the twins also share a bloodstream.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Eight years ago, her 15-year-old son was diagnosed with a rare cancer of the thymus, a small organ near the heart.
    — Michael Phillis and Jim Salter, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2023
  • One in 60 adults had two or more organs that were aging rapidly.
    — Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 6 Dec. 2023
  • In the end, the research says that no method has made blood vessel networks in organoids like those found in real organs.
    — Study Summaries, Scientific American, 17 May 2023
  • An organ donor, Rosario would go on to save five lives, according to her sister.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
  • During the event, Nathan Laube will perform on the organ, officials said.
    — Beacon-News Staff, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Donor Alliance said 66% of Coloradans are organ donors.
    — CBS News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Stage 4 cancer refers to a tumor that has spread far from its origins to grow on other organs.
    — Alexander Olawaiye, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Her organs were donated and her body was cremated at the time.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 15 May 2023
  • The doctors had said that the bullet that went through Noah’s upper torso had not touched any vital organs.
    — Edgar Sandoval Tamir Kalifa, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The courts, elections, law enforcement, and so on are its vital organs.
    — Ana Marie Cox, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
  • At its worst, dengue can cause high fevers, serious organ failure and death.
    — Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 31 May 2023
  • Nelson said all of the fetus' organs were growing outside of his body, including the heart.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The vestibular system, which is the body’s system of hearing as well as balance, consists of five distinct organs in the ear.
    — Gurpreet Singh, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2023
  • As the song progresses, more instruments — drums, a tambourine, an organ — and voices join the mix.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Their questions are about their discomfort with the idea of becoming a living organ donor, and not your choice.
    — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The brain remains both the body’s most important organ and its least understood.
    — Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Jones somehow managed to make playing an organ seem cool.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The technology is truly the central organ of the Charter.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Bass is the lowest frequency, where sounds from instruments like tubas and bass guitars and the pedal tones of an organ live.
    — Geoffrey Morrison, wsj.com, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The trial focused on patients whose tumors had spread to lymph nodes or tissues around the bowel, but not to other organs.
    — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 4 June 2023

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