Example Sentences

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After brain tumors are removed, a surgeon uses the tiles to line the walls of the empty cavities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Police used planes, drones and thermal scanners in the investigation, the latter used "to detect concealed spaces and hidden cavities," they said.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

But employees like Derek aren’t quite as generous with their diagnosis: “They are getting cavities in their brains.”

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

Under these conditions, the second-harmonic signal from WS2 increased by about 25 times compared to non-resonant cavities.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

"I hope you are better at filling cavities than making false teeth," Turtle said, gripping the arms of the dentist's chair.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin