Sentence examples for becomes lodged from inspiring English sources

An embolism occurs when a blood clot becomes lodged in one of the lung's vessels.

When an embolus becomes lodged in another vessel where it completely occludes blood flow, it causes an embolism.

It somehow becomes lodged, and the consequent paroxysms, and the lackey's unavailing efforts to extract the thing, do tear-making justice to Sterne's conception.

The occurrence of coronary embolization (when a clot detaches from a blood vessel and becomes lodged in a coronary artery) and the incidence of acute myocardial infarction and death also are reduced with the administration of low-dose aspirin therapy.

An unknown toxin gets taken up in the bowels of patients, they believe, and over the years this is transported to the central nervous system, where it becomes lodged in brain cells and triggers Parkinson's.

John Q. Caveman is in one corner of his cave, about to retire after a long day of gathering (he's never been the hunting type), and suddenly, a needling worry becomes lodged in his mind: Did he put out the fire in front of the cave?

Christmas decorations had become lodged in its shattered windscreen.

The battery became lodged in her oesophagus and eroded through into her trachea.

A third brother recently lost a finger when it became lodged between two pieces of steel.

The bullet fragmented, and some pieces have become lodged in his stomach.

Its handles then became lodged, Mr. Carpenter's father, Donald, said.