How to Use cortisone in a Sentence

cortisone

noun

• The band rushed her to urgent care for a cortisone shot.
  — Travis Deshong, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2019
• Over-the-counter cortisone cream can help tame the rash a bit as well, says Dr. Hopper.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 14 May 2021
• Williams had two cortisone shots but his wrist remained painful and swollen.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
• That’s a lot of people with itchy skin reaching for cortisone cream.
  — Glamour, 7 Nov. 2022
• Jerad Eickhoff had a cortisone shot Monday and the Phillies do not have a timetable for his return.
  — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 12 June 2018
• My feet, with plantar fasciitis far worse in the right, the same foot that was treated with cortisone shots last summer.
  — Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2018
• The team now believes Betts can get through the season with cortisone and have the spur removed afterward.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2021
• Stephen Piscotty, who got a cortisone shot Friday to treat a sore left wrist, homered in the sixth.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 25 Mar. 2021
• Stephen Piscotty was scratched from the lineup with a sore left wrist and received a cortisone shot.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2021
• For the next several months, Helfer was treated with cortisone shots on her bald spots.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
• The mural also pays homage to Julian’s love of tulips and his work with soybeans in the production of cortisone.
  — Caitlin Mullen, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2018
• Betts received a cortisone injection last Thursday to help ease the pain in his hip stemming from the bone spur.
  — Ethan Sears, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2021
• And if your feet are super itchy, a little cortisone cream can help, Brenner says.
  — Women's Health, 10 June 2023
• In the past, it could always be handled with a little downtime, some rehab and maybe a cortisone shot.
  — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2021
• The Padres hope Mike Clevinger will be able to pitch in the playoffs next week after getting a cortisone shot for his ailing right elbow.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 26 Sep. 2020
• That cortisone shot and those liver enzymes saved my life.
  — Jim Derry | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 22 Jan. 2021
• The outfielder received a cortisone shot in his sore right oblique on Sunday.
  — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2019
• Kershaw was given a cortisone shot and was only supposed to miss a couple of weeks.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
• To deal with eczema-like symptoms of redness and itching, a topical steroid like cortisone is best.
  — Janae McKenzie, Glamour, 3 Aug. 2021
• Nuñez had two cortisone shots in an effort to bring down inflammation in the shoulder.
  — Andrew Baggarly, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2017
• What to do: For a stubborn cystic zit (these can last up to 10 days!), dab cortisone on the spot (only once or twice total — too much can backfire), says Dr. Bowe.
  — Jillian Ruffo, Seventeen, 17 Feb. 2017
• Dickerson’s future: Alex Dickerson returned to the Bay Area to have a cortisone shot in his right side.
  — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 7 Sep. 2019
• The four-year starter at Michigan State played at less than 100 percent as a senior, receiving three cortisone shots.
  — Michael Osipoff, chicagotribune.com, 5 May 2017
• That’s the end game. That’s the primary benefit of the three-game break that Fultz will take after receiving a cortisone short in his shoulder.
  — David Murphy, Philly.com, 26 Oct. 2017
• In college, players with chronic pain sometimes got cortisone shots to get through the season.
  — Gwendolyn Oxenham, SI.com, 25 Oct. 2017
• Scherzer had a cortisone shot Sunday in hopes of being available for Game 6 or, if needed, Game 7.
  — David Barron, Houston Chronicle, 28 Oct. 2019
• Kirilloff was placed on the IL because of a right wrist sprain May 5 and has since seen some hand specialists and received a cortisone injection.
  — Star Tribune, 19 May 2021
• Their Red Sox’ cleanup man, Betts, gamely presses on with a wrist that recently needed a cortisone shot.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017
• Since replacing Dyson, and since receiving a cortisone injection in the AC joint in his shoulder, Bush is five for five in save tries.
  — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram.com, 22 May 2017
• Studies like the one conducted on cortisone treatments are bringing the conversations of cannabis and CBD to greater light and offering less stigmatization, but until more research is done, the best path for joint pain is still unknown.
  — Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024