How to Use inflame in a Sentence

inflame

verb
Definition of inflamenext
Synonyms for inflamenext
  • His angry speech inflamed the mob.
  • His comments have inflamed an already tense situation.
  • Plaque buildup can inflame the gums and lead to gum disease.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Throat The throat will be red and inflamed in a person with oral thrush.
    — Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Your voice may be hoarse, and your throat may be sore, inflamed, or painful.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 Sep. 2024
  • Having inflamed breakouts on the body can come with a side of heat.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 13 May 2023
  • If the stye is large enough, the surrounding area may be swollen and inflamed as well.
    — Chloe Metzger, Allure, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The most reliable way to inflame the heart is to bother it with a virus.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 1 July 2021
  • And avoid brushing open sores or any areas of the skin that are scratched or inflamed.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2023
  • It’s thought to be caused by damaged or inflamed nerves.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 27 July 2024
  • Some arthritis can become so severe that the joints are inflamed, swollen, and painful to the touch.
    — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The patients’ eyes were inflamed with heavy yellow pus that obscured most of the pupil.
    — Mike Stobbe, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2023
  • It is caused when ducts from eccrine sweat glands that lead to the skin’s surface are blocked or inflamed.
    — Matthew Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
  • These bites can leave small, flat, or raised areas of skin that are itchy, red, or inflamed.
    — Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
  • While there is no damage to the bones at this point, the joint lining—called the synovium—is inflamed.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 June 2024
  • The person who made a post on Reddit that inflamed the crowd removed it.
    — Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Your face is all red and inflamed from removing all that.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • In dozens of countries, claims to foreign land could be used to inflame support for war.
    — Leif Wenar, WSJ, 2 May 2022
  • Bronchitis occurs when the airways in the lungs, which are known as the bronchial tubes, become inflamed.
    — Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Someone who respects people will tell them the truth, not soothe or inflame them with lies.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Was that what the POA is doing — trying to inflame emotion to support their cause?
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2022
  • These moves have further inflamed an already deeply riven country and drawn the largest protests in over a decade.
    — Ilan Ben Zion, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Ditch the tights, shapewear, snug belts and constricting jeans that squeeze your stomach and can inflame acid reflux.
    — Dallas News, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The Israel-Hamas war being waged half a world away is inflaming campuses here in the U.S.
    — Nancy Cordes, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2023
  • This will inflame Israeli opinion and do nothing to solve the conflict.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2021
  • This occurs when the plantar fascia—which is a thick band of tissue attached to the heel bone that runs along the bottom of the foot to the base of the toes—becomes strained and inflamed.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • At the same time, the verdict is inflaming rifts within the GOP surrounding his impeachment in the first place.
    — Paul J. Weber and Juan A. Lozano, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The Israel-Gaza war has inflamed tensions over the rights of Palestinians and the security of the Jewish state.
    — Tobi Raji, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
  • But occasionally, a troublemaker slips through and inflames the linings inside our twin noses.
    — Gwen Rockwood The Rockwood Files, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition that causes thick and inflamed patches on your skin.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 3 Oct. 2024

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