How to Use ailment in a Sentence
ailment
noun- The doctor treated him for a variety of ailments.
- She suffered from a chronic back ailment.
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And over the next few weeks, Parsons would deal with the ailment on and off.
— Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2021 -
The cause was a heart ailment, said a daughter, Tiana Wertheim.
— Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2022 -
The cause was a heart ailment, said her daughter, Jane Swigert.
— Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 30 June 2022 -
His son Matthew Arkin said that Mr. Arkin, who had heart ailments, died at home.
— Peter Keepnews, New York Times, 30 June 2023 -
The time takes its toll, and the number of 'ailments' increases.
— Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024 -
Acne isn't just a teenage ailment—most men deal with it at some point.
— Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 11 Nov. 2022 -
Aldridge played in five games for the Nets before a heart ailment sidelined him.
— Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Oct. 2021 -
The most severe of those ailments seems to have been kidney disease.
— Chris Morris, Variety, 24 May 2023 -
The ailment that landed him on the PUP list on July 23 hasn’t been disclosed.
— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2024 -
Kris Bryant is dealing with a right biceps issue and got a day off to rest the ailment.
— Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2021 -
Nadal began to limp and show signs of an ankle ailment.
— Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 11 June 2021 -
So what exactly does the ramp-up process look like for such an ailment?
— Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Jan. 2022 -
Cooper left the game with a hamstring problem in the first half, but the ailment didn’t keep him sidelined.
— Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 4 Oct. 2021 -
Williams tried to play with a shoulder injury but left the game early because of the ailment.
— Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 19 Dec. 2021 -
Red Sanders died of a heart ailment after beating the Trojans.
— Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023 -
Stevens cited the effects of a left glute ailment that has bothered her for two weeks.
— Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2022 -
John Flaherty, his former chief of staff, said the cause was a heart ailment.
— New York Times, 3 May 2022 -
Symptoms can range from dizziness to a rapid pulse depending on the ailment, the guide notes.
— The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024 -
In other words, it has not been proven that tea can cure or heal any disease or ailment.
— Adele Jackson-Gibson, Good Housekeeping, 1 Nov. 2022 -
Naturally, there’s more to the daughter’s ailment — and the mother — than meets the eye.
— Brooke Knisley, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024 -
The ailment needs more time to heal, according to McDaniel.
— Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 -
This could offer a potential treatment for the ailment down the line, though that's not an end-all-be-all cure.
— Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 30 Nov. 2023 -
The central ailment of Beethoven’s life was his hearing loss, which began in his mid-20s.
— Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023 -
In several cases, chimps with ailments went out of their way to look for these plants.
— Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024 -
An upper-body ailment (believed to be a back strain) shelved the ace goalie for 17 games in March and April, or about 30 percent of the season.
— BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2021 -
Reed appeared on the injury report last week with a back ailment.
— Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2022 -
His ability to gut through what was very clearly a painful ailment earned him even more praise than usual.
— C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025 -
Back pain is one of the most common ailments reported worldwide.
— Michael Franco, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2025
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