Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The councillor also said she was particularly concerned for young women managing periods, as well as those with endometriosis - a condition which, among other things, can cause painful, urgent bowel movements or urination.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

One of her patients who had frequent urination and had been treated for urinary tract infections, later learned that she had ovarian cancer, which can also cause similar symptoms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

On the theory that strict policing of quality-of-life offenses such as public urination could turn around a blighted neighborhood, 50 extra officers were assigned to enforce a zero-tolerance policy on Skid Row.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

Finally, they examined whether individuals higher in the chimpanzees’ social hierarchies were more influential in inspiring urination acts than low-status individuals, and found that that did indeed happen often.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2025

Symptoms.—The combination of frequency of and pain during urination, with the appearance of blood or white cloudiness and sediment in the urine, are evidences of the existence of inflammation of the bladder.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm