How to Use bladder in a Sentence

bladder

noun
  • The bladder fits snugly in the bottom of the frame bag near the bottom bracket.
    James Lynch, Outside Online, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The bladder and the brain The bladder has two main jobs: to safely store urine and to empty it out.
    Jennifer Ahn, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2023
  • No, not the Capri Sun-like Franzia wine that comes in a plastic bladder inside a box.
    Julian Mark, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The bladder accounts for about 0.8 to 1 millimeter of that.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Gently poke around to find the bladder, or piss sack, as it may be called at your deep camp, too.
    Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Last month, Martinez woke up on the couch in severe pain from a swollen bladder.
    Patrick Lohmann, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Your urethra is that tube that runs from your bladder to where pee comes out of your body.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
  • The pelvic floor muscles, which support your bladder, bowel, and uterus, are at the bottom of the core.
    Anne Harding, Health, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The two laughed when Toppin told Teske that her bladder was full and had pushed the uterus away from its usual spot.
    Sadia Rafiquddin, STAT, 31 Aug. 2023
  • When the bladders are inflated, the wearer will float face up.
    Ben Romans, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The upper urinary tract consists of your kidneys and ureters—the tubes that lead to your bladder.
    Samantha Lauriello, Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Mayron Michelle Hollis stood to lose her bladder, her uterus and her life.
    Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Kidney stones can become stuck in your ureters, or the tubes that carry urine from your kidney to your bladder.
    Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Wear stretchy pants and drain that bladder because this crew knows how to deliver a punchline.
    Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Once back at school, his bladder symptoms had gotten so bad he was moved to a room with a private bathroom.
    Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The air continuously leaked out of the rubber bladder inside the ball.
    Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Pierre had a bladder infection and a cut from the collar hidden beneath his fur, Berg said.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Then the bacteria can irritate the bladder, which can then lead to bleeding.
    Samantha Lauriello, Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Scorsese is known for films with running times that can test bladders, and Killers of the Flower Moon is no exception.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Sun bears’ gall bladders are used in some Chinese folk medicine, and their paws are a high-end delicacy.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Kidney stones can impact any part of the urinary tract, including the bladder.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • But as kids grow, the bladder muscles and nerves also grow, which gives a youngster more control over their bladder.
    Jennifer Ahn, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Inflatable life vests use a CO2 cartridge to blow up rubber bladders inside the vest.
    Ben Romans, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
  • He was diagnosed with bladder cancer last November and a rare form of skin cancer in his neck in March of this year.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2022
  • How can Botox help treat an overactive bladder? Dr. Kavaler laid out my options.
    Beth Sobol, Allure, 12 Sep. 2023
  • When used on the bladder, Botox provides a similar effect.
    Beth Sobol, Allure, 12 Sep. 2023
  • One recipe suggested mixing a hare's gall bladder with honey and applying it to the eye with a feather.
    Amarachi Orie, CNN, 18 Aug. 2022
  • In some cases, bladder infections can cause the uterus to contract, so see a health care provider for a prompt diagnosis.
    Holly Lebowitz Rossi, Parents, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Your pelvic floor is comprised of the muscles that support the organs in the pelvis (bladder, rectum, and uterus), according to UpToDate.
    Tiffany Ayuda, Health, 12 July 2023
  • Last year, the grim tally of Goodyear plant workers’ bladder cancer diagnoses reached 78.
    Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 15 Dec. 2022

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