How to Use chronic in a Sentence
chronic
adjective
- Don't bother seeing that film—it's chronic.
- He suffers from chronic arthritis.
- Inflation has become a chronic condition in the economy.
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Danielle lost her life to suicide following years of chronic pain from migraine at the age of 17.
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Sofia Jeremias,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
22 Dec. 2022
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Conversely, weak glutes can lead to chronic lower-back pain, which can progress to degenerative disc disease.
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Melanie Radzicki McManus,
CNN,
16 Dec. 2022
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Where the candidates stand on housing A chronic undersupply of homes has helped catapult prices to near-record highs.
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Samantha Delouya,
CNN,
2 Nov. 2024
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There is a world of difference between simply not performing at your best and having a chronic medical condition.
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Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
16 Dec. 2022
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One rare condition is sending chronic marijuana users to emergency rooms.
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Theara Coleman,
theweek,
5 Nov. 2024
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Others argue that early risers have it better, citing better mental preparedness and a lower risk of chronic illness and depression.
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Sammy Rubin,
Forbes,
25 Oct. 2024
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Only Alzheimer's disease and chronic lower respiratory diseases declined among the leading causes of death.
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Karen Weintraub,
USA TODAY,
22 Dec. 2022
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The salve’s formula penetrates deep into the skin for maximum relief and prevention of chronic inflammation.
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Dallas News,
21 Dec. 2022
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Poor building insulation is a chronic problem in Britain, which is reputed to have the draftiest homes in Europe, and progress on insulation faltered over a decade ago.
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Eshe Nelson,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2022
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So, two decades on, why this chronic state of risk in health care?
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Kathleen Sutcliffe,
Time,
5 Nov. 2019
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The study discussed how stress can play a role in chronic hives.
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Taylyn Washington-Harmon,
Health,
29 June 2023
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The sum total of the impact of chronic stress can add up to a shorter life.
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Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
10 Mar. 2022
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Even chronic late payment of rent is not enough in St. Paul.
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Donna E. Hanbery,
Star Tribune,
22 Oct. 2020
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The chronic pain in Rafael Nadal’s left foot comes and goes unpredictably.
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Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2022
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It was first approved in 2003 and has been used to treat asthma, nasal polyps and chronic hives.
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Jonel Aleccia,
Quartz,
16 Feb. 2024
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One is now chronic, the teen said, and will never fully heal.
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Vincent T. Davis,
ExpressNews.com,
28 Dec. 2020
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But to go back to it, and the women that are chronic like that, they're never spoken at like that.
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Bianca Betancourt,
Harper's BAZAAR,
16 Feb. 2021
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The new rules for chronic pain do not set limits on what can be dispensed.
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Jackie Borchardt,
cleveland.com,
2 May 2018
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Yeah, which is not the most useful thing with chronic illness.
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Isabella Cueto,
STAT,
28 Nov. 2022
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The women in the study all had chronic, but not severe, high blood pressure.
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Mark Johnson,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2022
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This has led to the chronic under-funding of the social sciences.
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Phil Clark,
Quartz,
30 May 2022
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Health experts say this is true for chronic and binge drinkers.
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Dallas News,
10 Apr. 2020
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How to describe the ways chronic pain has forced her to modify her life?
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Akilah Johnson,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2020
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None is meant to address the needs of chronic pain patients or those with cancer.
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Julie Appleby,
chicagotribune.com,
27 June 2018
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For many people, the winter months bring a chronic feeling of dry skin.
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Time,
20 Dec. 2017
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Last week the city declared the Emerald Motel and the Seattle Inn to be chronic nuisances.
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Gene Johnson,
Anchorage Daily News,
4 Aug. 2023
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Want to share your story of living with a chronic illness?
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Anika Nayak,
STAT,
5 Jan. 2024
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