have stitches

Frequency: 8.917.0 per million words

To receive medical stitches for a wound.

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Examples (10)

  • I had to have five stitches when I cut my finger.
  • After the fall, she had several stitches on her knee.
  • The doctor said he would have two stitches to close the wound.
  • If the cut is deep, you might have to have stitches.
  • He has had stitches before, so he knows what to expect.
  • She hopes she won't have any more stitches this year.
  • The surgeon advised that the patient would have stitches after the procedure.
  • My brother once had ten stitches on his chin from a bicycle accident.
  • Do you think I'll have to have stitches for this gash?
  • The wound was deep enough to have stitches to prevent infection.