How to Use recurrence in a Sentence

recurrence

noun

• The recurrence of the virus in people who’ve been vaxxed doesn’t mean the shots don’t work.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 16 Dec. 2021
• The cause was a recurrence of leukemia, with which she was first diagnosed in 2012.
  — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023
• Gently push the plants back in place and tuck some mulch over their roots to insulate the soil and prevent a recurrence.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
• Certainly no one needs a recurrence of the dismal events of 2020.
  — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 7 July 2023
• Once their injuries are healed, there should be no greater risk than anyone else for a recurrence, Fisk said.
  — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2021
• Winfield said the briefing was detailed and focused on ways to avoid a recurrence.
  — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2024
• Keytruda cut the risk of death or recurrence of the lethal skin cancer by 44%, the companies said Tuesday in a statement.
  — Robert Langreth, Bloomberg.com, 13 Dec. 2022
• But if there’s a risk that some cells may remain, chemotherapy is a way to kill them off, thus reducing the risk of a recurrence.
  — Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
• As an example, a low-risk woman with small stage 1 cancer might have a risk of recurrence of 10%.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
• Parade is about the recurrence of hate, recurring on Broadway at a time when white supremacy is out of the shadows and singing once again.
  — Vulture, 16 Mar. 2023
• About 30% of patients will have a recurrence within the first five years, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
  — Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Sep. 2022
• Also, since the disorder is rare, the risk of recurrence is not well understood.
  — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
• The main goal of adjuvant cancer treatments is to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence.
  — Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 20 Sep. 2024
• By late April, 130 children were enrolled in the program, with a staff of three trying to address the factors in a child’s life that might lead to a recurrence of violence.
  — Lizzie Johnson, Washington Post, 3 May 2023
• One standout recurrence on this round of press was power clashing.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 17 June 2024
• McCall has no limitations from the stroke and has had no recurrence of symptoms.
  — Corbett Smith, Dallas News, 13 June 2020
• To mitigate the risk of recurrence, they are treated with LMWH in pregnancy.
  — Sadia Rafiquddin, STAT, 31 Aug. 2023
• Some seem to have excelled in lessening the likelihood of recurrence; others may have done more harm than good.
  — Grant Tudor, The New Republic, 28 Nov. 2022
• All patients had their cancerous tumors removed in surgery but were at a high risk of recurrence.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
• In 1991, Dole had surgery to remove a cancerous prostate gland; tests showed no evidence of recurrence.
  — Lawrence K. Altman, STAT, 16 Feb. 2024
• The great challenge with these vaccines to prevent recurrences is that ‒ at least for now ‒ they must be personalized.
  — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 4 June 2024
• In July, Somers revealed a recurrence of breast cancer.
  — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said steps would be taken to prevent a recurrence of such attacks.
  — Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
• Unfortunately, no amount of beans or good vibes can stave off a recurrence.
  — Maria Yogoda, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2024
• The risks in hernia surgery are low but may include chronic pain, nerve or tissue damage, and hernia recurrence.
  — Jennifer Whitlock, Rn, Msn, Fn, Verywell Health, 8 Mar. 2023
• The 85-year-old announced the cancer recurrence in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday, June 28.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
• Kjerstad initially arrived in Sarasota in the spring, only for a recurrence of his heart issue to cause the Orioles to shut him down in June.
  — Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 22 Sep. 2021
• In the trial, 40% of the patients who received only the immunotherapy drug had a recurrence of their cancer during the two-year follow-up.
  — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2023
• Sanders himself is facing a recurrence of prostate cancer.
  — Katie Reimchen, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2023
• As fate would have it, these plans were interrupted by the recurrence of another famous event from antiquity: Mount Vesuvius erupted.
  — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024