HYPODERMIC in a Sentence

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For HYPODERMIC, below is one of 4 sentences:
I was horrified by my first glimpse of Holmes next morning, for he sat by the fire holding his tiny hypodermic syringe.

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 Meanings and Examples of HYPODERMIC
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
hypodermic
 a.  of or pertaining to the parts under the skin; injected beneath the skin
Classic Sentence:
1  I was horrified by my first glimpse of Holmes next morning, for he sat by the fire holding his tiny hypodermic syringe.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER
2  I shall give hypodermic injection of morphia.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
Example Sentence:
1  A hypodermic needle and an air bubble can kill, but can you guarantee that kind of placement?
2  She carried hypodermic needles and syringes in her bag.