How to Use aspirin in a Sentence

aspirin

noun
  • Aspirin is effective in controlling headaches.
  • Heparin and low-dose aspirin to reduce the risk of blood clots.
    USA Today, 14 Mar. 2021
  • All of us have been taking aspirin for headaches and muscle aches for the last many decades.
    NBC News, 25 Apr. 2021
  • When this runs out, some people will tell you to pop an aspirin in the water.
    Laura Lane, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2023
  • While ibuprofen or aspirin can help with the headache or body aches, steer clear from Tylenol, the experts warn.
    Kimberly Hickok, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The company hired a doctor who told the workers to take some aspirin and get back to work.
    Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 18 Apr. 2021
  • Stat! Low-dose aspirin has been linked to anemia in older adults.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
  • If this is a Super Bowl hangover, no aspirin will cure it.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Some say a little shot of vodka will get the job done; others argue that aspirin is the answer.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The shelves are stocked with paper towels and toilet paper, aspirin and fresh eggs.
    BostonGlobe.com, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Those who are taking daily aspirin and have questions should talk with their healthcare provider, the task force said.
    Brianna Abbott, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The rationale was that the balance of risk and benefits of aspirin might shift as people age.
    Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 26 July 2023
  • The rationale was that the balance of risks and benefits of aspirin might shift as people age.
    Emily Baumgaertner, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
  • The same fetal cell lines have also been used in the development of ibuprofen and aspirin.
    Melissa Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2022
  • After a quarrel in the summer of 2011, Lauren emptied a bottle of aspirin on the dresser and swallowed the pills one by one.
    Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2022
  • But, for men in their 80s taking low-dose aspirin, about 1.5% will have a serious bleeding event per year.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 30 Jan. 2023
  • As a result, anyone with a foreign body should take daily aspirin as well.
    Julia Landwehr, Health, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Geri-Care sold the aspirin and acetaminophen products online through August 2021.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 25 Feb. 2022
  • While Mel grabs aspirin and nitroglycerine from the first aid kit, Jack grabs the wheel and makes a triumphant water landing.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 July 2022
  • Advice about whether to take aspirin for heart disease has been confusing.
    Lindsey Bever The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Some kits contain tweezers, face shields, and over-the-counter pain medications like aspirin.
    Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Any blood thinner like aspirin and LMWH has a baseline risk of excessive bleeding.
    Sadia Rafiquddin, STAT, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Rita Seefeldt, 63, also has high blood pressure and took a daily aspirin for about a decade until her doctor told her two years ago to stop.
    Lindsey Tanner, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Those who are already taking baby aspirin should talk to their doctor.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Pingping, who had worked on a poultry farm for two years back in China and knew how to treat sick chickens, broke the aspirin in half and inserted one piece into the drake’s mouth.
    Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Many people use over-the-counter medications—like aspirin, ibuprofen, and acetaminophen—to treat their headaches.
    Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 4 Dec. 2023
  • There is nothing: There is no penicillin, there’s no antibiotics, there’s no aspirin.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2021
  • Do not allow the victim to take aspirin or use any medication.
    Miles Blumhardt, USA TODAY, 17 July 2022
  • Half who were told to take the higher dose took the lower one instead or quit using aspirin altogether.
    BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2021
  • Instead of calling for medical help, unlicensed staff gave him aspirin and put him back to bed.
    Chris Serres, Star Tribune, 31 July 2021

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