How to Use heal in a Sentence

heal

verb
  • The ointment will help heal the wound.
  • You've got to give the injury time to heal.
  • After the divorce, he needed some time to heal.
  • As a result, joints can heal and achieve better pain relief.
    Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023
  • After the surgery: Your ovaries heal and shrink back to their normal size.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Doctors say that, right now, they’re just focused on pain management and helping the babies heal.
    Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2023
  • It’s been used for decades to help heal irritated skin, and is a great option for anyone who needs some moisture in a pinch.
    Daley Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Scars can heal darker or lighter, depending on the circumstances of the injury or treatment.
    Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Without them, injuries heal slower, leave larger scars, and run a higher risk of infection.
    New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Now though, there's a way to instantly conceal and heal any pesky pimples without anyone noticing there's an acne patch on your face.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The goal is to keep making music that helps people heal and discover themselves, and also not be ashamed of being themselves.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2023
  • For the past few years, Congrui Jin and her research group have used bacteria and fungi to heal cracks in concrete.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 4 Feb. 2023
  • How can Indigenous communities heal from this huge a trauma or be at all okay without this being broadly talked about?
    Jd Linville, Variety, 2 Feb. 2023
  • They’re also infused with vitamin K, which helps heal acne scars, and skin-tone-evening bilberry extract.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The ingredients also heal and moisturize the skin without clogging pores.
    Danielle Jackson, Women's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Freshly harvested sweet potatoes have a bland and starchy taste, but curing improves their flavor and reduces the chances of rot by giving minor cuts and abrasions time to heal.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
  • But instead of bringing them together, their cohabitation starts to pull them apart, forcing them to acknowledge and heal painful old family wounds.
    Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • In Libra, chatty Mercury buddies up to lucky Jupiter, but shuns healing Chiron.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Every review touts the Lucas' Papaw Ointment's ability to hydrate, heal, and keep skin in a healthy and balanced state.
    Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Now stop with this heal up and get back on the road with us.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The clothes used by Paul in the Bible healed many people.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The herb has long been used to treat illnesses and heal wounds.
    Lisa Desantis, Health, 1 June 2024
  • This duo heals skin, drains nodes, and takes on puffiness.
    Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Some of us heal by cutting our hair, hitting the gym, or eating the contents of the fridge.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2023
  • His lack of size and the lack of experience from Damone Clark proved to be the team’s Achilles heal against the run.
    Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The family will need time and space to heal, Cammack said.
    Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Her kneecap healed, but nerve tumors had formed in her leg, and the pain grew steadily worse.
    Ellen Barry, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2023
  • For Tosi, who took a break in the spring to heal up from tendonitis, this is a chance to get recharged and be the leader with Holmes away.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2023
  • To heal, Marc needs to be honest with himself and those closest to him.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Dec. 2023
  • There is nothing to avenge, no scores to settle once wounds have healed.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Apr. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'heal.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: