How to Use pimple in a Sentence

pimple

noun
  • Then, to stay pimple-free, use it one to three days a week.
    Gina Way, Redbook, 8 Jan. 2015
  • The red patches are more even, the pimples are less puffy.
    Sam Escobar, Good Housekeeping, 12 Aug. 2015
  • That buildup is what clogs your pores and brings about new pimples.
    Kathleen Felton, Health, 28 June 2023
  • The female body grows and slows, pimples and dimples, and leaks and creaks.
    Aly Viny, Cosmopolitan, 5 July 2017
  • The treatment goes on wet but firms like clay to dry up pimples.
    Adele Jackson-Gibson, goodhousekeeping.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Use a teensy bit right on the pimple at night and again the next morning.
    Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 10 June 2020
  • If the pimple has not come to a head, lightly ice it for 10 minutes twice a day.
    Sydney Poe, chicagotribune.com, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Or use clean hands and apply a warm compress to help draw the pimple out.
    Blake Bakkila, Health.com, 18 June 2018
  • Those are all things that can help nudge a stubborn pimple away.
    Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The rash starts off by looking like pimples or blisters and may be itchy and painful.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
  • Lena Dunham shared a photo of her and her pimple (and her naked cat).
    Vogue, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Hold on to your pores: There's a new kind of pimple-popping device in town.
    Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 6 July 2018
  • Chances are a bump on your labia (the lips) or vulva (the skin around them) is just a pimple or an ingrown hair.
    Amber Madison, Seventeen, 30 May 2017
  • And last but not least, a little Prince to go with your pimple-popping.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 12 June 2019
  • Just as there’s more than one type of pimple, the types of marks zits tend to leave behind can also vary.
    Tiffany Dodson, SELF, 20 Aug. 2019
  • There’s a special hell that is a ripe pimple cropping up in or around your nose.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The lump may resemble a pimple or insect bite and may be about the size of a dime and grow quickly.
    Zach Mentz, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2023
  • There’s also a chance that your pimple could shrink too much, leaving you with a dent.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 13 Sep. 2024
  • But take some advice from somebody who has had many blind pimples and popped a few...
    Margaux Anbouba, ELLE, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Do not use them on a pimple that has already burst or an inflamed area.
    Sydney Poe, chicagotribune.com, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Even in the photos from my proposal there was a huge pimple smack dab on my chin.
    Christina Pai, Glamour, 27 June 2017
  • Then place them along the sides of the pimple, and gently squeeze and press unless the infection is released.
    Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan, 13 Mar. 2018
  • In other words, the infection in a pimple on your nose has a somewhat clear path to your brain.
    Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Lucky for us, some there are loads of Amazon Prime Day deals on pimple patches this very minute.
    Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 11 July 2023
  • Sure enough, the day after my second trial, a pimple popped up on my chin.
    Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 21 Nov. 2021
  • There's no better time to re-up your pimple patch stash than Black Friday.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Fishing has been good with a Swedish Pimple and an orange and white crappie jig.
    Colorado Parks & Wildlife, The Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2017
  • Just dab some on a cotton swab and apply it directly to the pimple.
    Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 10 June 2020
  • Its symptoms include fever, chills, muscle aches, and a rash that can look like pimples or blisters, according to the CDC.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 30 Aug. 2024
  • Think: an extended nighttime routine taking a step up from the pimple cream and headgear people went to sleep with in years past.
    Tayler Adigun, Essence, 5 Aug. 2024

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