How to Use prosthetic in a Sentence

prosthetic

adjective
  • The group cheered as Street pulled the prosthetic leg out of the water.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022
  • Green jumped off the stage and hugged the young fan, who had a prosthetic leg.
    — Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2018
  • The prosthetic shell is believed to be the first of its kind.
    — baltimoresun.com, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The man is in the 50s with long gray hair and a prosthetic leg, police said.
    — Robin Goist, cleveland.com, 27 June 2019
  • The winner of the race is a figure with a prosthetic leg.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2021
  • His prosthetic right leg fits around the rounded bit of what’s left of his thigh.
    — Mark Arsenault, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The 29-year-old now has a prosthetic eye in his right socket and lost parts of his sense of taste and smell.
    — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 12 May 2021
  • Her speech opened with a shot on her two prosthetic legs.
    — Hearst Television, Houston Chronicle, 21 Aug. 2020
  • In the end, a prosthetic neck wattle piece was used to give that sagging, aged look to that area.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
  • As part of their costumes, the duo wore prosthetic breasts.
    — Catherine Santino, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Among the men, one guest came in formal long shorts — all the better to show off his two prosthetic legs.
    — Leanne Italie, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2018
  • The doll with the prosthetic limb sells for $9.99 at retailers.
    — Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2019
  • In addition to the eight prosthetic pieces, Leto wore a wig.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Nov. 2021
  • And while working, he was hit by a train, leaving him with a prosthetic leg.
    — Joy Dong, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Prescott loved how the prosthetic leg turned out and having matching art with Potts.
    — Elizabeth Flores, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
  • What’s even more amazing is that Joseph did not use a prosthetic leg.
    — Mike Bianchi, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 May 2018
  • In this new era, the first footprint on the Moon could possibly be made by a prosthetic limb.
    — Jesse Rhoades, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
  • In the new film (as onstage), Dinklage plays the role without a prosthetic nose.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Fraser donned a prosthetic suit for the role, which was also aided by a small amount of CGI.
    — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 4 Sep. 2022
  • What is more clear, the researchers say, is that the man’s remains show signs of having been shaped by a prosthetic limb.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 20 Apr. 2018
  • To bring this evil to life, Gower began with a life cast of the actor to ensure all the prosthetic work would be skin tight.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Some prosthetic limbs connect to nerves that can convey a sense of touch.
    — Adam Rogers, Wired, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Why does Chris Hemsworth wear a prosthetic nose in 'Furiosa'?
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
  • And Meryl, who was in the first trimester of her pregnancy with her third child, wore a prosthetic baby bump.
    — Erin Carlson, Town & Country, 24 Sep. 2019
  • Julie's prosthetic feet were discovered at the mouth of the Colville River.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Trevor received his new, prosthetic hand a few days before the hunt.
    — Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2020
  • But Fox, who had a prosthetic right leg, had to quit after 143 days as his cancer spread.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 3 Aug. 2020
  • The little girl whimpers as my prosthetic eye blinks, adjusts and trains on her like the scope of a rifle.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
  • There's a doll with a prosthetic leg, a doll with vitiligo, and one with behind-the-ear hearing aids.
    — Arianna Bradford, Parents, 27 July 2023
  • As an added touch, a special effects technician stood on the bridge in a greenscreen suit and threw prosthetic limbs into the air.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025

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