How to Use athlete's foot in a Sentence

athlete's foot

noun

• Dear Heloise: My son came home from camp two weeks ago with athlete's foot.
  — Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
• There's also athlete's foot and plantar warts from the pool.
  — Cat Quinn, refinery29.com, 29 Aug. 2021
• If an athlete gets athlete's foot, what does an elf get?
  — Woman's Day, 13 Sep. 2022
• And, if left untreated, athlete's foot can spread to other parts of the body (like your toenails).
  — Women's Health, 10 June 2023
• She was treated with Whitfield’s ointment, commonly used to treat athlete's foot, and the brown spot went away.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2022
• Having damp feet can also create a breeding ground for athlete's foot, as can long nails, which can house (and spread) the fungi in question.
  — Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 12 June 2019
• In some cases, athlete's foot can even appear as blisters or ulcers.
  — Rebecca Dancer, Allure, 12 Mar. 2020
• Dermatophytic fungi, such as those that cause athlete's foot, can cause infections in cuts or sensitive skin.
  — Ada Wood, CNN, 2 Oct. 2021
• Doctors treated the teen with topical butenafine, an over-the-counter antifungal that's used to treat athlete's foot and jock itch, among other fungal infections.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2022
• Appropriately enough, tinea pedis, or athlete's foot, is the most common fungal infection picked up in gyms, according to Fullem.
  — Scott Douglas, sun-sentinel.com, 29 July 2019
• The cooler outer surfaces of our bodies are at risk of minor assaults—think of athlete's foot, yeast infections, ringworm—but in people with healthy immune systems, invasive infections have been rare.
  — Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 19 May 2021
• Healthline states that people with athlete's foot or eczema may experience these symptoms, which are sometimes accompanied by pain or tenderness.
  — Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2021
• Other common fungal infections, such as athlete's foot caused by ringworm and coccidioidomycosis lung infections, also occur in parts of the body where lettuce has no presence.
  — Daniel Funke, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2021
• Common athlete's foot products include the ingredients terbinafine or clotrimazole.
  — Marty Munson, Men's Health, 22 June 2023

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024