Example Sentences
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At a hospital in Caracas, doctors amputated his legs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
His four brothers also fought in World War Two, one of whom had a leg amputated.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
The 41-year-old has previously said that surgery had prevented her from having her leg amputated following the incident.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
She ultimately had to have her flipper amputated, according to Jaros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
The stump of his amputated arm throbbed, or more precisely it was as if the arm were there again but half-numb, a phantom limb.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
