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.
  • Watch the video above to learn how to heal dry and chapped lips.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • There’s comfrey and marigold oil to make the skin heal faster.
    Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The 1918 Armistice had brought no idyll, yet at least there had been a chance to heal the hurts of war.
    John Garth, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The time off since the K-State loss helped the Horned Frogs heal and reset their minds.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2022
  • There’s no room for guilt on the track, and love just might heal what hurts her.
    Whitney Perry, Glamour, 7 June 2022
  • Also, that cut on his back, the one made by the sharp Iron Throne, the one that won’t heal?
    Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022
  • That said, DuBose can now take some time to heal and be ready to take the field in 2025.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Becky smiles through tears back at him in a way that could break and heal a heart at the same time.
    Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The herb has long been used to treat illnesses and heal wounds.
    Lisa Desantis, Health, 1 June 2024
  • Marshall wants to grow the fungus in order to help heal the world.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
  • So his drug of choice is Saul Goodman, and that’s the best way to heal himself.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2022
  • This duo heals skin, drains nodes, and takes on puffiness.
    Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 22 Mar. 2023
  • After the surgery: Your ovaries heal and shrink back to their normal size.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
  • An old wound might get poked, like someone touched a bruise that has yet to heal.
    Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • This can lead to wounds taking longer to heal than normal.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Now, Graves, 69, is left working to heal herself, and that work has been slow.
    Jamiles Lartey, NBC News, 6 July 2022
  • 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
  • Here are three ways to heal and open your heart to love again after being with a future faker.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • He's been healing with the family's other recent rescue, Raylan who was found in a small crate abandoned in a field.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025

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