How to Use cure in a Sentence

cure

1 of 2 noun
  • This is a problem that has no easy cure.
  • The doctors were unable to effect a cure because the disease had spread too far.
  • But the fight for a medicine or even a cure feels worth it.
    Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The drugs have few side effects and have a 98% cure rate, said Collins.
    Jon Lapook, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • For stage 3a, surgery may be done with the intent of a cancer cure.
    Doru Paul, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2023
  • If that happens, the cure will at last have found a disease.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2023
  • After all, as the old maxim goes, the best cure for high prices is high prices.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The goal is to get to the root of the issue and—with recipe suggestions and a few helpful tips—try to find a cure.
    Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Sprinkle a little bit of the cure on the bottom of the container.
    Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The drug isn’t a cure for Alzheimer’s, but may be able to delay progression of the disease.
    Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 14 July 2023
  • How about a cure for weight stigma that isn't about (us) losing weight?
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Overall, the symptoms are complex, and there is no cure.
    Health Editorial Team, Health, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The wide-ranging symptoms must be managed for life, as there is no cure.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • This was the talking cure, named by the patient Anna O., whom Freud turned into a case study.
    Hannah Zeavin, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Patients will have to be followed long-term before the experts call this a cure.
    Jon Lapook, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Of course, the truth is that rather than being a useless relic, the core work of the humanities is the cure for what ails us.
    Jim Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2023
  • But the technology isn’t a magic cure for the spread of fake AI images.
    Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Although there isn't a cure for a lot of viruses, there are ways for warts to be treated, says Dr. Gohara.
    Women's Health, 2 May 2023
  • Aging research doesn’t tend to be about finding the one cure that fixes all that may ail you in old age.
    Ellen Quarles, Fortune Well, 7 July 2023
  • After your nail tech cures the nails under a UV lamp, they are shaped and painted with your nail design of choice.
    Marisa Petrarca, Allure, 23 Aug. 2023
  • As of now, there is no cure for EB — something the Vedders’ foundation aims to change within the next decade.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Then one day, hopefully, the doctors or the scientists can come up with a cure.
    Breanna Bell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Something that could bring new therapies and cures much faster to patients in need.
    Serpil Erzurum, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2023
  • There is no cure or antivirals to treat Powassan virus.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The arrival of a Walmart Supercenter in the mid-2000s wasn’t a miracle cure.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The new treatments are technically not a cure in the same way a bone marrow transplant would be.
    Dr. Darien Sutton-Ramsey, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • There's no cure for dysgraphia, but there are ways your child can thrive in a school environment.
    Suzie Glassman, Parents, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Couric knows that the earlier a cancer is diagnosed, the better the chance for treatment and cure.
    Lipi Roy, Md, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • School choice is the cure for what ails our education system.
    The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • An ounce of preparation is worth a pound in cure — and the ages-old advice holds true when traveling by plane, car or even boat.
    Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2023
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cure

2 of 2 verb
  • My wife cured me of most of my bad habits.
  • The infection can be cured with antibiotics.
  • She was cured of any illusions she had about college after her first semester.
  • In the end of the ethanol episode, Morgan showed up with some beers and that cured them!
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • One yearns for the breakthrough, the epiphany, the point, that will make sense of it all, and thus cure it.
    Lauren Oyler, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The wax takes a long time to cure (a full 24 hours), but the final result can last for years.
    L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2023
  • Step 3: Paint one coat of blooming gel, but don’t cure it.
    Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 10 Aug. 2023
  • But the Season Three finale didn’t cure all of that year’s ills.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The nails are made from real gel and require no time to dry or cure.
    Nykia Spradley, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Transfer the lamb to a curing board and let rest for 15 minutes.
    Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Apr. 2023
  • In 70% of the cases the initial tumor can be removed, and it is cured.
    Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The lights cure the nails, helping the paint dry quickly and securely.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 10 Mar. 2023
  • How long the garlic will last on your counter depends on whether it has been cured.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Pair with sour cream and salsa to cure game-day snack attacks.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The good news is that drugs are now available to cure hepatitis C in two to six months.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • This is the power and the anachronism of the Christmas card, which scratches an itch that iPhones should have cured by now.
    Mac Schwerin, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Finish by curing the top coat and wiping any sticky residue from your nails.
    Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2023
  • No one fancies that the problem can be cured — can be erased outright.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 May 2023
  • The lower the humidity, the better your stain coat will dry and cure.
    Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2023
  • In many cases, blepharitis cannot be cured and will stick around for the rest of life.
    Johnstone M. Kim, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2023
  • But job cuts also won’t cure what ails the global bank by themselves.
    WSJ, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The Dusseldorf patient was only the third to receive the treatment and be cured of HIV.
    Harold Maass, The Week, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The fiber is then cured for the first time using UV lights, submerged in oil, then cured once again using even stronger UV rays.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
  • CarynAI is the first step in the right direction to cure loneliness.
    Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 12 May 2023
  • But the field hadn’t quite received the same attention as missions to cure cancer.
    Allison Deangelis, STAT, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The brisket is cured for hours in a brine of water, salt, spices and preservatives and can also be injected with the brine.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024
  • At its early stage, syphilis can be cured with a single dose of antibiotics.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
  • When cured, brush off any remaining dirt and loose layers.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2023
  • In the Book of Acts, merely touching St. Paul's handkerchief cured the sick and cast out evil spirits from the afflicted.
    Thomas Phippen, Fox News, 4 June 2023
  • Instead, if the meat is smoked, salted, or cured, and preservatives are added, it's processed.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 23 Mar. 2023

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