shrapnel be lodged
Frequency: 6.79.5 per million words
describes shrapnel being stuck inside something, typically a body
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Examples (10)
- The surgeon removed the shrapnel that had lodged in his leg.
- After the explosion, doctors worked to extract the shrapnel lodged in her arm.
- He survived the blast, but shrapnel remained lodged in his chest for years.
- The X-ray revealed small pieces of shrapnel lodged near his vital organs.
- It took extensive surgery to remove the shrapnel lodged deep within his thigh.
- The soldier recounted the harrowing experience of having shrapnel lodged in his side.
- Doctors warned that if the shrapnel stayed lodged, it could cause long-term infection.
- The impact drove shrapnel into his body, where it became lodged.
- Attempts were made to locate and remove the shrapnel lodged in the victim's skull.
- Even after healing, a tiny fragment of shrapnel was still lodged in his shoulder.