Wondering how to use Amputate in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as remove or take.
Amputate meaning
- To cut off, to prune.
- To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb.
Using Amputate
- The main meaning on this page is: To cut off, to prune. | To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb.
- Useful related words include: cut off, remove, take, take away.
- In the example corpus, amputate often appears in combinations such as: to amputate, amputate his, amputate the.
Context around Amputate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Amputate
- In this selection, "amputate" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, limbs and jamie stand out and add context to how "amputate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include attempts to amputate the law and be to amputate his trapped. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "amputate" sits close to words such as abdulrasheed, abhinav and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with amputate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The doctors made the decision to amputate his right leg. (10 words)
In rare incidences, it may be necessary to amputate the affected area. (12 words)
But these Ambazombie termite warriors would amputate these children, if left alone! (12 words)
My lord, you already know how the sepsis of corruption and fraud has permeated both the public and private sector so much that the only practical thing to do is to amputate the parts that are struck with the gangrene of abuse. (42 words)
Hospital director Nahed Abu Taaema explains that due to the massive number of casualties and dwindling resources, medics are often left with no choice but to amputate limbs to prevent life-threatening complications. (33 words)
Doctors have been forced to amputate a man’s legs and parts of his hands after he suffered sepsis believed to be caused by being licked by a dog. (29 words)
But these Ambazombie termite warriors would amputate these children, if left alone! (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
He was taken to the Stamford Infirmary on Monday, when it was found necessary to amputate one of the fingers.
Hospital director Nahed Abu Taaema explains that due to the massive number of casualties and dwindling resources, medics are often left with no choice but to amputate limbs to prevent life-threatening complications.
My lord, you already know how the sepsis of corruption and fraud has permeated both the public and private sector so much that the only practical thing to do is to amputate the parts that are struck with the gangrene of abuse.
She fears having to amputate Jamie's leg, but she gets maggots to eat the dead flesh away.
Doctors later put him in an induced coma and had to amputate his hands and feet below the joints.
Dr. al-Tanna said doctors had been forced to amputate several badly burned and mangled limbs since early morning.
On Sunday afternoon, Thomas took to to reveal the hard decision to amputate.
Rescuers decided the only way to save his life would be to amputate his trapped leg.
After being taken to the hospital, doctors advised Dixit's family to amputate both of his arms.
In rare incidences, it may be necessary to amputate the affected area.
Some had more drastic solutions to offer to the table, saying she should get rid of her leg and amputate.
The doctors made the decision to amputate his right leg.
If the man could not be rescued, the next step would have been to amputate his right arm and right leg to get him out.
Little Doddie fared worse – and is facing surgery to amputate his injured leg.
After being brought to the owners of the gin, the Heart family of Reinhart, Texas, doctors decided to amputate the arm.
A Hamtramck man is now facing charges after he reportedly used a steak knife and garden shears to amputate his dog’s leg at home last spring.
But these Ambazombie termite warriors would amputate these children, if left alone!
Doctors have been forced to amputate a man’s legs and parts of his hands after he suffered sepsis believed to be caused by being licked by a dog.
If Mr. Lungu attempts to amputate the law, this will not go down well with the masses.
The surgeons thought at one point they might have to amputate his right leg.
Common combinations with amputate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to amputate 18×
- amputate his 7×
- amputate the 4×
- amputate limbs 2×