windpipe

Example Sentences

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The stress starts even before the first cut, with intubation - the insertion of a breathing tube into the windpipe.

From BBC

Birds and reptiles have very different ways of producing sounds using the organs that surround their windpipes and lungs.

From New York Times

Nearby structures like the windpipe, lungs and large blood vessels can also be damaged.

From Seattle Times

A man also stuck in the crowd had his elbow jammed against her windpipe, intermittently cutting off her air, as she remained immobile for at least 30 minutes, she said.

From Washington Post

The national reckoning on race and policing that followed the death of George Floyd — with a Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his windpipe — spurred a torrent of state laws aimed at fixing the police.

From Washington Times