Examples of “amputate” in a Sentence

verb To surgically remove all or part of a limb or other body part.

• Several soldiers had limbs amputated after the battle.
• Surgeons had to amputate his leg below the knee after the accident.
• The infection spread so fast that doctors amputated her fingers to save her hand.
• The surgeon had to amputate the patient’s leg to save his life.