How to Use intestinal in a Sentence

intestinal

adjective
  • Then, in a feat of intestinal strength, tasters ate and ranked the pies.
    — Lizzy Acker, OregonLive.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The whole thing looks a lot like the entry to an intestinal tract.
    — Max G. Levy, Wired, 3 June 2021
  • The cause was an intestinal blockage, her son Robert Schachter said.
    — Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Left behind were the graves of deceased friars, shared with the intestinal pests that were with them in life.
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2022
  • There’s Scott, secure in the intestinal majesty of his bass playing.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Sort of, but there’s more to clear skin than de-crusting your intestinal walls.
    — Julie Schott, The Cut, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Without this stopgap in place, iron is able to seep into the cells along the intestinal wall.
    — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2022
  • When the intestinal tract is not full, the body doesn’t feel compelled to eliminate waste.
    — Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 18 July 2024
  • Pumpkin seeds were even once used as part of a treatment for intestinal worms.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Her health took a turn for the worse again in 2016 when she was diagnosed with intestinal cancer.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023
  • This results in a lack of blood flow in the GI system, a problem known as intestinal ischemia.
    — Elizabeth Pratt, Health, 30 June 2023
  • The objects can cause choking and can injure the intestinal tract.
    — Kimberley Kindy, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Dec. 2019
  • If the worm gets out of the intestinal tract and into the liver, eyes, or brain, the infection can be life-threatening.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Until the family can get hold of $1,400 in cash, his nephew’s next round of intestinal surgeries has to wait.
    — Margherita Stancati, WSJ, 6 Mar. 2022
  • And so they get impacted somewhere in the lower end of their intestinal tract.
    — Kira Bindrim, Quartz, 23 May 2022
  • These range from intestinal distress to blood clots to the loss of smell, and symptoms vary wildly from person to person.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2022
  • This is a type of bacteria that, if consumed, can lead to an infection in the intestinal tract.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The inflammation can affect parts of the body outside the intestinal tract.
    — Gaylyn Henderson, Mph, Health, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The cause was an intestinal blockage, said a daughter, Trudy Vincent.
    — Washington Post, 12 June 2019
  • As for why this peculiar intestinal structure may have evolved in the first place, sharks can go days or weeks between large meals.
    — Grace Huckins, Wired, 12 Aug. 2021
  • So, if one of the forica visitors had intestinal worms, all the others would carry them home, too.
    — Lina Zeldovich, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The seeds can lead to intestinal blockage, and the rind can cause tummy trouble, so make sure to remove those parts before serving.
    — Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Eagles were selected for the award in 2015, when Glenn Frey was ill with intestinal problems.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 18 July 2019
  • Two of the intestinal worms Hippocrates referenced were called Helmins strongyle (described as a large round worm) and Ascaris (a small round worm).
    — Kastalia Medrano, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Prompt surgery to repair the hole in the intestinal wall is the most common treatment for a perforated bowel.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 29 Dec. 2024
  • At the top of that list is anything that causes a buildup of gas in the intestinal tract, which can cause sensations of bloating throughout the stomach and abdomen.
    — Markham Heid, Time, 4 Jan. 2023
  • This resulted in the back up of his intestinal contents which was treated by placing a tube through his nose to drain his stomach.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Traces of the gas can be found in sewage, marshlands and the intestinal tracts of fish and human babies, as well as several other instances.
    — Fox News, 26 June 2019
  • These fatty acids support the health of the intestinal wall, which can improve your overall digestive health.
    — Sarah Scott, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Booze can also damage intestinal cells, allowing pathogens that are normally confined to the GI tract to travel throughout the bloodstream.
    — Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025

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