How to Use "Stomach" with Example Sentences

stomach (n): the part of the body located below the chest where food is digested

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Used with adjectives:

"She told me not to run on an empty stomach."
(empty, full)

"He left work early due to an upset stomach."
(upset, queasy)

"I have always had a sensitive stomach."
(sensitive, weak, strong)

"She got a firm stomach after months of working out."
(firm, flat, toned)

"Pregnancy gives women fat stomachs."
(fat, flabby, large)

Used with verbs:

"The bumpy boat ride turned his stomach."
(turned, tightened, churned, knotted)

"My stomach won't stop rumbling."
(rumbling, growling)

"She ate soup to settle her stomach."
(settle)

"She is trying to hold in her stomach."
(hold in, suck in)

"She was holding her stomach because she was in so much pain."
(be + holding, be + clutching)

"He patted his full stomach."
(patted, rubbed)

"He was punched in the stomach."
(be + punched, be + stabbed, be + kicked)

Used with nouns:

"She was struggling with a stomach ache."
(ache, disorder, ulcer)

"My friend has stomach cancer."
(cancer, cramps, pain, problems)

Used with prepositions:

"The pain in his stomach went away."
(in)

"I like to sleep on my stomach."
(on)