How to Use cortisone in a Sentence

cortisone

noun

• The band rushed her to urgent care for a cortisone shot.
  — Travis Deshong, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2019
• Over-the-counter cortisone cream can help tame the rash a bit as well, says Dr. Hopper.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 14 May 2021
• That’s a lot of people with itchy skin reaching for cortisone cream.
  — Glamour, 7 Nov. 2022
• Jerad Eickhoff had a cortisone shot Monday and the Phillies do not have a timetable for his return.
  — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 12 June 2018
• My feet, with plantar fasciitis far worse in the right, the same foot that was treated with cortisone shots last summer.
  — Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2018
• The team now believes Betts can get through the season with cortisone and have the spur removed afterward.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2021
• Stephen Piscotty, who got a cortisone shot Friday to treat a sore left wrist, homered in the sixth.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 25 Mar. 2021
• Stephen Piscotty was scratched from the lineup with a sore left wrist and received a cortisone shot.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2021
• The mural also pays homage to Julian’s love of tulips and his work with soybeans in the production of cortisone.
  — Caitlin Mullen, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2018
• Betts received a cortisone injection last Thursday to help ease the pain in his hip stemming from the bone spur.
  — Ethan Sears, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2021
• And if your feet are super itchy, a little cortisone cream can help, Brenner says.
  — Women's Health, 10 June 2023
• In the past, it could always be handled with a little downtime, some rehab and maybe a cortisone shot.
  — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2021
• The Padres hope Mike Clevinger will be able to pitch in the playoffs next week after getting a cortisone shot for his ailing right elbow.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 26 Sep. 2020
• That cortisone shot and those liver enzymes saved my life.
  — Jim Derry | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 22 Jan. 2021
• The outfielder received a cortisone shot in his sore right oblique on Sunday.
  — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2019
• Kershaw was given a cortisone shot and was only supposed to miss a couple of weeks.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
• To deal with eczema-like symptoms of redness and itching, a topical steroid like cortisone is best.
  — Janae McKenzie, Glamour, 3 Aug. 2021
• Nuñez had two cortisone shots in an effort to bring down inflammation in the shoulder.
  — Andrew Baggarly, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2017
• What to do: For a stubborn cystic zit (these can last up to 10 days!), dab cortisone on the spot (only once or twice total — too much can backfire), says Dr. Bowe.
  — Jillian Ruffo, Seventeen, 17 Feb. 2017
• Dickerson’s future: Alex Dickerson returned to the Bay Area to have a cortisone shot in his right side.
  — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 7 Sep. 2019
• The four-year starter at Michigan State played at less than 100 percent as a senior, receiving three cortisone shots.
  — Michael Osipoff, chicagotribune.com, 5 May 2017
• That’s the end game. That’s the primary benefit of the three-game break that Fultz will take after receiving a cortisone short in his shoulder.
  — David Murphy, Philly.com, 26 Oct. 2017
• In college, players with chronic pain sometimes got cortisone shots to get through the season.
  — Gwendolyn Oxenham, SI.com, 25 Oct. 2017
• Scherzer had a cortisone shot Sunday in hopes of being available for Game 6 or, if needed, Game 7.
  — David Barron, Houston Chronicle, 28 Oct. 2019
• Kirilloff was placed on the IL because of a right wrist sprain May 5 and has since seen some hand specialists and received a cortisone injection.
  — Star Tribune, 19 May 2021
• Their Red Sox’ cleanup man, Betts, gamely presses on with a wrist that recently needed a cortisone shot.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017
• Since replacing Dyson, and since receiving a cortisone injection in the AC joint in his shoulder, Bush is five for five in save tries.
  — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram.com, 22 May 2017
• Piscotty received a cortisone shot in his wrist last week.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 June 2021
• While trying to find a way to possibly give him a cortisone shot, the school did an EKG following his physical.
  — Sam Blum, Dallas News, 18 Nov. 2020
• The prized prospect received both cortisone and platelet-rich plasma injections.
  — Michael Wagaman, Star Tribune, 5 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 28 May 2024