SURGERY in a Sentence

Learn SURGERY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

37 example sentences for SURGERY, such as:

1. He will require surgery on his left knee.
2. It takes a steady hand to perform surgery.
3. He underwent surgery to remove a blood clot.
4. The patient had/underwent surgery on his heart.
5. The health service can't provide cosmetic surgery.

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 Meanings and Examples of SURGERY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
surgery
 n.  medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
Classic Sentence:
1  I have been calling on Mortimer, and he pointed you out to me from the window of his surgery as you passed.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7. The Stapletons of Merripit House
2  It was, as Dr. Watson told us, a form of knife which is used for the most delicate operations known in surgery.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In I. The Adventure of Silver Blaze
3  His residence and principal consulting-room is at Kennington Road, but he has a branch surgery and dispensary at Lower Brixton Road, two miles away.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS
4  One of these he placed in his hall in the house at Kennington Road, and the other on the mantelpiece of the surgery at Lower Brixton.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS
5  Holmes and I sat together in silence all the evening, he engaged with a powerful lens deciphering the remains of the original inscription upon a palimpsest, I deep in a recent treatise upon surgery.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
Example Sentence: (32 in 3 pages)
16  The patient had/underwent surgery on his heart.
17  It takes a steady hand to perform surgery.
18  This powerful drug is used to tranquilize patients undergoing surgery.
19  Her hip has been troublesome for quite a while, and she'll probably need surgery on it.
20  The health service can't provide cosmetic surgery.
21  She had to have surgery to remove an obstruction from her throat.
22  He underwent surgery to remove a blood clot.
23  He will require surgery on his left knee.
24  If you do not require surgery you can be treated as an out-patient.
25  Laser surgery has become much more refined over the last decade.
26  They've already undergone surgery to stretch their skin.
27  Doctors not involved with his treatment have told the BBC that surgery is not particularly effective for patients in Sharon's condition.
28  A brain surgeon practicing every day may do a faster and better job than someone who does brain surgery once every few years.
29  Now, if the extra appendage is hindering the dog, or is going to cause damage or injury to her, then yes, by all means, perform the surgery.
30  Robinson is in seclusion, recovering from major surgery and suffering greatly from the loss of her only son.