How to Use hospitalize in a Sentence

hospitalize

verb
Definition of hospitalizenext
Synonyms for hospitalizenext
  • The doctor wants to hospitalize her for a few days so that he can run some tests.
  • The woman told the Free Press she was hospitalized for a month.
    — Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
  • In 2019, during a race at the Armory, his heart stopped, and he was hospitalized for a month.
    — Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The woman was hospitalized for the effects of the pepper spray and for abrasions to her arm.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2023
  • Rudolph, just 12 at the time, lost an eye in the blast and was hospitalized for weeks and continues to suffer the effects of her injuries.
    — Joseph D. Bryant | Jbryant@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
  • He was then hospitalized on Sept. 4 and died the following day.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • King Felipe of Spain has spoken for the first time since his mother Queen Sofia was hospitalized.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
  • According to the outlet, Dee did not state why the 50-year-old rapper was hospitalized.
    — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Davis fled, and four occupants of the Toyota were hospitalized for cuts, bruises and sprains.
    — Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2023
  • The car, which was reported stolen from Cleveland, flipped, and the children were hospitalized.
    — John H. Tucker, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Both Spence and Foust were hospitalized, and Foust later died in a hospital.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Soon after, the woman had a seizure and was hospitalized, according to the order.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Of the 18 people hospitalized, police are unsure as to how many were shot or injured in the melee as the crowd dispersed to escape the gunshots, Bercaw said.
    — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The 9-year-old girl, who is believed to be a witness to the murder, was hospitalized for her injuries and is now in safe custody, police said.
    — Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Two of the younger men were knocked unconscious and later hospitalized.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The actress was hospitalized and in a coma for almost a week when she was declared legally dead on Aug. 12.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2023
  • He was then hospitalized in a psychiatric unit for two weeks.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The singer-songwriter was briefly hospitalized in May following a trip to the Bahamas.
    — Jay Croft, CNN, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Her brother was pulled out alive, but was hospitalized.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
  • McConnell suffered a bad fall of his own four months ago, and was hospitalized for a concussion and fractured rib.
    — Cameron Joseph, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
  • Chang said that treatment for RSV is only for symptoms, even for infants and adults who are hospitalized.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2023
  • He was hospitalized until the following evening, when he was booked at the Placer County Jail.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Bosque County authorities said the father was pronounced dead at the time of the lightning strike, and Grayson was hospitalized.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 17 June 2023
  • Patterson wrote that after the meal, she, too, was hospitalized with stomach pains and diarrhea and was put on a saline drip.
    — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
  • One firefighter, who was trapped in the basement, remains hospitalized in a burn unit, but the others have been treated and released.
    — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
  • In August she was briefly hospitalized after a fall at her home in San Francisco.
    — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
  • He was hospitalized for six days and returned home to recover.
    — Jaclyn Lee, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Miller has remained hospitalized since the shooting and has not yet been booked into Jackson County jail.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • She was hospitalized twice, and her baby spent five days in the neonatal intensive care unit when she was finally born.
    — Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Knight, who was hit with shrapnel, was also briefly hospitalized.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023

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