How to Use inflammatory in a Sentence

inflammatory

adjective

• She had an acute inflammatory reaction to the drug.
• He incited the mob with an inflammatory speech.
• Research shows that the polyphenols and flavonoids are widely present in all portions of the pistachio nut and have anti-inflammatory properties too.
  — Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-Cpt, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2022
• The star ingredient is fulvic acid, which has proven anti-inflammatory properties and is said to help smooth over uneven skin tone — useful, as my zits tend to leave behind red marks.
  — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 23 June 2022
• The accusations were somewhat inflammatory, almost as much as the fuel itself.
  — James Morris, Forbes, 25 June 2022
• First up: Nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3 that may help acne due to its anti-inflammatory effects.
  — Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2022
• In other words, the cow doesn’t even have symptoms; there are just some inflammatory white cells in the milk.
  — Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 16 Aug. 2024
• But there are no signs Fox News is giving up on provocative and inflammatory viewpoints in the hour.
  — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
• Or, pollutants may lodge in the lungs, causing an inflammatory response that spreads and leads to the brain.
  — Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 24 Sep. 2022
• She was drowned out by a chorus of condemnation for her inflammatory use of the R-word.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• That is why the study is looking at anti-inflammatory drugs as well.
  — Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2022
• The issue is that cells in a state of senescence release a steady stream of inflammatory molecules.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• This inflammatory response can move through the body, causing strokes and heart attacks in some people.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2023
• Jones did not speak, but Trump himself supplied the inflammatory rhetoric.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2022
• The anti-inflammatory enzymes of raw pineapple did the trick.
  — Jenna Watson, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Sep. 2022
• The liquid suctioned out of her lungs was teeming with inflammatory cells.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 16 May 2024
• More inflammatory, as far as Onumonu's team is concerned, is that the glove did not turn up on an inventory of the contents of the car until 2008.
  — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2024
• Zoom out: Democrats have sought to frame the rally rhetoric as keeping in line with Trump's commonly inflammatory language.
  — Avery Lotz, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
• What her inflammatory rhetoric might consume or ignite, and whether that would bring her ever closer to the center of power or lead to her being cast out, was yet to be known.
  — Robert Draper, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022
• Whitten’s inflammatory criticism of Hamadeh reprised a line of attack that Hamadeh’s prior campaign rivals on the left and right have used against him.
  — Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
• The purpose of inflammation is to protect the body, not harm it, and the inflammatory response arises when the immune system senses a threat.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2024
• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, like ibuprofen or naproxen, can come in over-the-counter or prescription strengths.
  — Alice Oglethorpe, Men's Health, 21 Oct. 2022
• The condition is a type of inflammatory arthritis that can cause fevers, rashes and joint and muscle pain, according to Mayo Clinic.
  — Ilana Frost, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
• This inflammatory response may have trickle-down effects on the gut microbiome, the colony of bacteria and other microbes that live in the GI tract, Rupp says.
  — Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
• While the root cause of seborrheic dermatitis is unknown, it’s thought to be an inflammatory response to yeast on the skin.
  — April Benshosan, Verywell Health, 9 May 2024
• Sometimes, though, the disease set off an extreme inflammatory response, causing the lungs to stiffen, as though lined with cement.
  — Sunita Puri, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2023
• It was also believed red spinel could help remedy all types of blood loss and inflammatory diseases.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
• But sometimes, an inflammatory response doesn’t subside after the body has been healed.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2023
• Only the release made no explicit mention as to the nature of those inflammatory remarks, a point not lost on many of those who felt targeted.
  — Ben Croll, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
• Trump, obviously, is the Republican nominee for president, and he’s used similarly (or more) inflammatory rhetoric about trans people on the air.
  — Mia Sato, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024