amputate
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Why would someone want to amputate healthy limbs?
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
He did his best to amputate above the sickly parts in the hope of saving the patient’s life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Not long after, she went through more procedures: one to amputate her damaged limb and another to cut through her neck to retrieve a fishing hook that had migrated to tissue outside the esophagus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
But the doctors in Gaza refused to amputate, hoping to save the foot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
I also learned that Marley had been a Rastafarian, and that Rastafari believe in a “whole body,” which is why he had refused surgery to amputate the toe.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Flimsy characterization amputates the play just short of greatness.
From Time Magazine Archive
He gives them scene transplants or amputates a character or administers dialogue transfusions, but somehow these measures never restore these dramas to robust health.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bustamante insisted that a voter could not remove the ink and vote more than once "unless he amputates a finger, and if he does, I'll be delighted to let him vote two times, even ten."
From Time Magazine Archive
The surgeon, who amputates a leg to save the patient's life, does good, not evil.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik
He tries to kindle a fire When it's forty-five below; He aims to chop at a log And amputates his toe; He hobbles back to the shack And feebly cries out "yah"!
From Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads by Various
He is reportedly now living in a Florida rehabilitation centre learning to walk again after having a leg amputated in 2025.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
He is reportedly now living in a rehabilitation centre in Florida, where he is learning to walk again, after having a leg amputated during surgery in December 2025.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
A critically endangered roloway monkey has given birth only months after a pioneering operation spared her from having her foot amputated.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
At a hospital in Caracas, doctors amputated his legs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The surgeons who had amputated my leg were now working on the skin, bone, and cartilage they had removed.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
Once serious infection sets in, amputating a foot or limb may be the only option to save a patient’s life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
Procedures that have been performed by staff at Al Shifa under such circumstances have included amputating limbs and fingers, stitching up serious wounds, and treating serious burns, said Abu Selmeyah, without elaborating.
From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2023
A staph infection meant amputating her left foot below the knee in 2017.
From Washington Times ● May 4, 2023
Later, doctors recommended amputating his left leg, his mother said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2022
Taking it away would be like amputating a leg.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Vocabulary lists containing amputate
Boy: Tales of Childhood
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
"Kids Are Inventors, Too"
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
"They Speak for Success" and "Breaking the Ice"
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word