How to Use ailment in a Sentence

ailment

noun

• The doctor treated him for a variety of ailments.
• She suffered from a chronic back ailment.
• In several cases, chimps with ailments went out of their way to look for these plants.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
• The ailment needs more time to heal, according to McDaniel.
  — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
• There Renee was – dead from an undiagnosed heart ailment.
  — Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2021
• There were dozens of other people who had comparable stories to tell, ailments suffered.
  — Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
• Wypler’s start came as a surprise because Miller was not known to be dealing with an injury or other ailment leading up to the game.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2021
• Steven Duggar, a late add when Mike Yastrzemski was scratched with a stomach ailment, had two hits.
  — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Sep. 2021
• These ailments are minor, however, and don't detract from the series' overall creative success.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
• Robert Quinn also was limited Wednesday with a lingering back ailment.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 15 Sep. 2021
• However, Gausman, who aggravated a hip ailment in his previous start, lasted only five innings.
  — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Sep. 2021
• And over the next few weeks, Parsons would deal with the ailment on and off.
  — Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2021
• The cause was a heart ailment, said a daughter, Tiana Wertheim.
  — Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2022
• The cause was a heart ailment, said her daughter, Jane Swigert.
  — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 30 June 2022
• His son Matthew Arkin said that Mr. Arkin, who had heart ailments, died at home.
  — Peter Keepnews, New York Times, 30 June 2023
• The time takes its toll, and the number of 'ailments' increases.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
• Acne isn't just a teenage ailment—most men deal with it at some point.
  — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 11 Nov. 2022
• Aldridge played in five games for the Nets before a heart ailment sidelined him.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Oct. 2021
• The most severe of those ailments seems to have been kidney disease.
  — Chris Morris, Variety, 24 May 2023
• The ailment that landed him on the PUP list on July 23 hasn’t been disclosed.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2024
• So what exactly does the ramp-up process look like for such an ailment?
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Jan. 2022
• Cooper left the game with a hamstring problem in the first half, but the ailment didn’t keep him sidelined.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 4 Oct. 2021
• Williams tried to play with a shoulder injury but left the game early because of the ailment.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 19 Dec. 2021
• Red Sanders died of a heart ailment after beating the Trojans.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• Stevens cited the effects of a left glute ailment that has bothered her for two weeks.
  — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2022
• John Flaherty, his former chief of staff, said the cause was a heart ailment.
  — New York Times, 3 May 2022
• Symptoms can range from dizziness to a rapid pulse depending on the ailment, the guide notes.
  — The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
• In other words, it has not been proven that tea can cure or heal any disease or ailment.
  — Adele Jackson-Gibson, Good Housekeeping, 1 Nov. 2022
• Other clay figures—of ibises, dwarfs, and women—were prescribed for other ailments.
  — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 12 Jan. 2025
• When Sofia’s legs were not strong enough to travel, her immune system was strong enough to resist other ailments like bacteria or other unknowns.
  — Annemarie Dooling, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 1 Feb 2025