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.
• Ringo Starr has postponed at least two tour dates over an undisclosed ailment.
  — Megan Thomas, CNN, 2 Oct. 2022
• Some can also help with hormonal changes, stress, and other ailments.
  — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2024
• The ailment caused the three-way standout, who also had a couple lengthy kick returns, to miss a few more snaps than usual.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2024
• Bohle has missed the last handful of practices and Edwards was a bit cryptic when asked what ailment has been the issue.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 27 Aug. 2022
• Alexander was signed in reaction to Williams’ season-ending knee ailment.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022
• It was determined that Tagovailoa did not have a concussion or a head injury, but a back ailment.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 29 Sep. 2022
• Houston put Rogers on IR on Aug. 21 with an undisclosed ailment.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 29 Aug. 2022
• Suicide rates spiked, as did domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and other such ailments.
  — Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
• The cause was colic, according to the city health department, a common and frequently fatal equine ailment.
  — Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2022
• Staley challenged Swift this spring to be more available through injuries after Swift missed four games with a shoulder ailment last season.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2022
• Since last August, Sean McKeon has dealt with an ankle injury, stinger issues and now a knee ailment.
  — Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2022
• Two other drugs are approved for the ailment but have extremely limited effectiveness.
  — Laurie McGinley, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Sep. 2022
• Terron Armstead, who hasn’t practiced all week due to a toe ailment, wasn’t seen at the portion of Friday’s practice the media is allowed to watch.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2022
• The idea came from his own research to find a treatment for his own Castleman's Disease, a rare ailment where the immune system attacks vital organs.
  — Glenn Gamboa, ajc, 19 Sep. 2022
• The ailment gradually paralyzes patients, robbing them of their ability to walk, talk and eventually breathe.
  — Laurie McGinley, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Sep. 2022
• It hasn’t been publicly disclosed whether the queen suffered from a particular fatal ailment, but the circumstances pointed to a debate that has been growing in Japan, one of the world’s most aged nations.
  — Miho Inada, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022
• His son Matthew Arkin said that Mr. Arkin, who had heart ailments, died at home.
  — Peter Keepnews, New York Times, 30 June 2023
• Acne isn't just a teenage ailment—most men deal with it at some point.
  — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 11 Nov. 2022
• 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
• Red Sanders died of a heart ailment after beating the Trojans.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• 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
• 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
• Reed appeared on the injury report last week with a back ailment.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 12 Dec. 2022
• But what many miss out on is the Big Bend Hot Spring, full of mineral salts to help soothe tired muscles and heal ailments.
  — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023
• But these kinds of ailments are just one consequence of training for what will be her fourth Olympics.
  — George Ramsay, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Sep 2024