arteries
Example Sentences
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The break, which happened early Thursday, was on a riveted steel pipe from 1916 that forms the major arteries for water delivery from reservoirs and tanks to smaller distribution mainlines across Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The findings suggest that future therapies should focus on the underlying damage affecting the brain's small blood vessels rather than on fatty plaque in larger arteries.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
Instead, the strongest link appears to be with changes in the brain's blood vessels themselves, specifically the enlargement and widening of arteries.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
An angiogram revealed some abnormalities in his arteries, and Hugh was then diagnosed with cardiovascular disease and told he needed triple bypass surgery, an operation to improve blood flow to the heart.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
The bony ribs of the wing stood out as high as a hill, and the arteries and veins gleamed like wires of fine-spun ruby and turquoise pressed into a thin sheet of jade.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
