stomach

Example Sentences

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For many parents, that gamble can be hard to stomach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“It was so bad that it would twist my stomach into a knot,” she recalls.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

She started donating after Nigel underwent life saving surgery as a baby to treat pyloric stenosis, a serious condition affecting newborns where the passage between the stomach and the small bowel becomes narrower.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Novo already sells an oral version of its blockbuster weight-loss drug, Wegovy, but it must be taken on an empty stomach with no more than four ounces of water.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

I couldn’t remember what it was, but in the morning I awoke suddenly, my heart pounding and a sharp pain in my stomach.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff