How to Use pus in a Sentence

pus

noun

• Pus oozed from the cat's injured ear.
• Many of the spheres were broken and a few were filled with pus.
  — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2015
• The bumps around the mouth can be filled with fluid or pus.
  — Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 7 June 2021
• Tune in next week for a whole new episode, and a whole lot more pus.
  — refinery29.com, 12 July 2018
• So the pitcher is left with a hole in his skin next to his nail, and the hole exudes pus and blood.
  — Houston Mitchell, latimes.com, 10 Apr. 2017
• And for more on smallpox pus, be sure to listen to this week’s episode!
  — Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 30 Sep. 2020
• The poor little thing, one side of his face was nothing but blood and pus and swollen and bruised.
  — Win McCormack, The New Republic, 27 Mar. 2018
• Discard any tomatoes that have a sour smell or pus along the crack.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2023
• The bumps and lesions can burst, releasing pus and blood and causing a lot of pain.
  — Beth Krietsch, SELF, 11 July 2022
• The woman’s foot was in a bucket which was so full of pus that part of the woman's foot was covered in it.
  — Fares Sabawi, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2018
• The virus had attacked his lungs, filling them with fluid and pus, and forced his heart to work to the brink of failure.
  — Kate Santich, orlandosentinel.com, 9 May 2021
• Once the area is numb, the healthcare provider will make an incision into the abscess to drain the pus.
  — Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 25 June 2023
• Pneumonia is when air sacs in the lungs fill with fluid or pus.
  — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 27 Dec. 2019
• The patients’ eyes were inflamed with heavy yellow pus that obscured most of the pupil.
  — Mike Stobbe, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2023
• There are signs of infection, such as redness, pain, pus, and a fever.
  — Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 2 July 2024
• This presents with small, often tender, red bumps that may be pus-filled.
  — Danielle James, Allure, 8 Jan. 2022
• The rash starts with flat red marks that eventually swell with pus.
  — oregonlive, 1 July 2022
• The first signs of the disease include pus-like discharge from the eyes, fever, loss of appetite and clear nasal discharge.
  — Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2023
• While the first video shows more pus, oil, and blood than most would like to ever see, the second video presents the real kicker.
  — Blake Bakkila, Health.com, 18 June 2018
• What lay on the pillow was a charnel-house, a heap of pus and blood, a shovelful of putrid flesh.
  — Namwali Serpell, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022
• His wife remembered that it was filled with pus and looked awful.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 1 Feb. 2018
• As the injury heals, be on the lookout for warning sings, such as pain, pus, redness, swelling, or fever.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 10 Sep. 2021
• The only way to confirm is to take a culture of the pus to find out whether there are bacteria inside.
  — Fatima Fahs, SELF, 29 Apr. 2022
• Nodules are large, firm and inflamed — but these do not contain pus.
  — Molly Nover-Baker, Redbook, 27 Dec. 2016
• Though innocent enough, hair bumps can be itchy, tender when swollen and even filled with pus.
  — Alyssa Jung, Good Housekeeping, 29 Aug. 2022
• Though innocent enough, hair bumps can be itchy, tender when swollen, and even filled with pus.
  — Alyssa Jung, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2020
• The infection causes the air sacs to fill with pus, making breathing hard.
  — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 3 May 2024
• Nicholas' ileum, the final section of his small intestine, is full of pus and ulcers.
  — Mark Johnson and Kathleen Gallagher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2010
• At this point, gums will begin to bleed if not already and pus could be apparent.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2023
• Your provider will check for symptoms like inflammation, pain, and pus build-up.
  — Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 7 July 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024