How to Use symptomatic in a Sentence

symptomatic

adjective
  • As so often, here the court is symptomatic of a wider elite trend.
    Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 8 July 2023
  • The slowness of the AFM is symptomatic of the way film markets have evolved since the pandemic.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
  • For Morante, Francesco’s lack of resolve was symptomatic.
    Jess Bergman, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
  • When the cattle were moved from Texas to Michigan, the cattle were not symptomatic and did not appear ill.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2024
  • But Rolling Stone talked to four others who were symptomatic and confirmed for appointments, and have been left in the dark.
    Samantha Hissong, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2021
  • So should those who are caring for someone who is symptomatic or not well.
    Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2023
  • In reference to cluster of cases in Chicago, the CDC said all of them were among symptomatic men.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
  • In fact, sustained demand in the used car market is symptomatic of a broader trend.
    Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • In the study, 64% of symptomatic patients still tested positive in this time frame.
    Rong-Gong Lin Ii and Luke Money, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Those tests perform best if the person is tested when their viral load is high and in symptomatic people.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The study found the vaccine was about 80% effective in preventing symptomatic Covid-19 among the children.
    Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, 15 June 2022
  • When a person is symptomatic or has a lot of virus in their system, antigen tests are very accurate.
    Nathaniel Hafer, The Conversation, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Pfizer's vaccine reduced the risk of symptomatic infection by 80% in children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 17 June 2022
  • The good news is that only one in four cases of dengue fever are symptomatic at all and even severe cases have a high rate of survival, if treated.
    Devika Rao, theweek, 3 July 2024
  • But these symptoms are not symptomatic only for menopause.
    Marija Butkovic, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Most fibroids are non-symptomatic and don't need treatment.
    Amanda Gardner, Health, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Just removing symptomatic plant parts does not remove these viruses from the plant.
    oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2022
  • In lecanemab’s large clinical trial, 9.2% of people with two copies of the gene variant had symptomatic brain swelling, compared with 1.4% of people with no copies.
    Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The lack of money from Mr. Ellison was symptomatic of a broader trend of donor reluctance.
    Maya King, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Equally, if a mole becomes symptomatic — itches, bleeds, or feels painful — then make sure to visit your doctor.
    Hannah Coates, Allure, 12 Oct. 2022
  • If so, the pills could play a significant role in stopping symptomatic disease.
    Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2022
  • On Wednesday, the NHC reported 93 new symptomatic cases -- the highest daily count in three months.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Clearly, though, his loss of joy is symptomatic of what is happening with the Mavericks, the obvious and perhaps the unseen.
    Brad Townsend, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • What the vaccine does in the setting of flu is reduces your chances of having a symptomatic infection and reduce your chances of having a severe outcome.
    Scott Gottlieb, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2022
  • The researchers estimate that based on their data, more than half (53%) of transmission in the UK outbreak occurred in this pre-symptomatic phase of the infections.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
  • But little is known about what effect pre-symptomatic intervention might have for young kids at higher risk of autism.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Stephens also said in her memo that the district and health department wanted to avoid having a testing site at a district school to avoid having those who are symptomatic spread the virus.
    Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Some of the immediate treatments may be symptomatic making the life of the suffering just a little bit better.
    Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2022
  • For a majority of symptomatic patients, the feverlike illness can be managed at home or with the help of your primary care provider, Kretschmer said.
    Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2024
  • Perhaps symptomatic of the situation in Nevada is a new regulation put into effect for the 1972 season.
    Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024

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