How to Use ulcer in a Sentence

ulcer

noun

• As without the usual hang-ups of Type As- the ulcers, the outbursts, and all the rest.
  — Peter Maass, WIRED, 1 Sep. 1997
• Some may get ulcers , blisters, or black spots on the skin.
  — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 11 May 2018
• The ulcer that troubled him in recent months is part of it.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2022
• The first showed a gaping red ulcer on a patient’s foot.
  — Mimi Whitefield, miamiherald, 14 Dec. 2017
• Watch the ulcers in the opposite dugout form by leaning on those elite wheels.
  — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 May 2018
• Fahrenheit as well as a skin ulcer (open sore or wound) at the site of the bite which may be very painful, says Dr. Marcos.
  — Lauren Krouse, Health.com, 18 May 2021
• Some have lost limbs when the ulcers are not handled by wound care experts.
  — The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2023
• And there are side effects to this drug: bleeding ulcers, the risk of heart attacks or stroke.
  — Paul Theroux, Town & Country, 17 June 2013
• People were given parts of the kukui plant as a laxative, and the nut was used to help heal ulcers and sores.
  — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 25 June 2023
• Some people get ulcers, blisters or black spots on the skin.
  — Caitlin Keating, PEOPLE.com, 6 Mar. 2018
• About 12% of corneal transplants in the United States are due to ulcers, the Cleveland Clinic says.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023
• That leads to stress, ulcers, yelling and car accidents.
  — Lainey Seyler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2018
• Its leaves and bark are used to treat wounds, ulcers, burns and skin infections, Quave said.
  — Lena H. Sun, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2017
• These factors contribute to ulcers that grow and refuse to heal.
  — Julie Washington, cleveland.com, 28 Dec. 2017
• Too much damage to the stomach lining may cause an ulcer.
  — Mark Gurarie, Health, 6 Aug. 2023
• Joseph Pierre, 61, has been sick for four years and has pressure ulcers on his skin, his daughter explains.
  — Rosa Flores and Holly Yan, CNN, 18 Sep. 2019
• The ulcer healed, leaving a scar similar to others on his body.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2022
• The finding led to the current routine treatment of ulcers with a round of antibiotics.
  — Alan Mozes, chicagotribune.com, 8 June 2018
• The prescription drug is used to treat acid reflux and stomach ulcers.
  — Gwen Filosa, miamiherald, 21 May 2018
• The girl was stricken with a Buruli ulcer on her knee in April and is still recovering.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2017
• The peptic ulcer was a sign of a bigger problem, a recurring one.
  — Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2022
• Bucking years of belief that ulcers were caused by stress, Marshall set out to prove otherwise in the 1980s.
  — Alan Mozes, chicagotribune.com, 8 June 2018
• Paget disease of the breast is a rare condition that can cause an ulcer to form on the nipple, which may extend to the areola.
  — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 4 Feb. 2023
• Working your brown-and-gold gut into an ulcer at this point is akin to grading a class during the first week of the semester.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
• Some women will conscript an older relative to fake an ulcer and ask for it over the counter.
  — Sarah Parvini, latimes.com, 29 Oct. 2017
• Some people also get ulcers, blisters and black spots on their skin.
  — William Axford, Houston Chronicle, 22 Jan. 2018
• To top it off, Jeff gets a text from his friend saying DiCarlo had surgery for an ulcer— no colostomy bag.
  — Sarah Nechamkin, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2024
• Brown recluse spider: When bitten, there is delayed pain and an ulcer on the skin from necrotic poison that takes a while to heal.
  — Angel Biasatti, star-telegram.com, 27 June 2017
• The two men did a thorough exam of Noel, noting a cough, fever, swollen lymph nodes, a slight heart murmur, and scars on his legs from recurrent ulcers.
  — Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
• In contrast, even the less successful [MA] programs end up with half as many ulcers and less than a third of the amputations compared to fee for service.
  — John C. Goodman, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Nov 2024