How to Use ringworm in a Sentence

ringworm

noun

• But there was a catch: the pup had ringworm and could not be adopted until cured of the rash.
  — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2022
• For the record, ringworm has nothing to do with actual worms and gets its name from the rash’s shape.
  — Kathleen Felton, SELF, 26 July 2024
• Many of the dogs and cats could have ringworm or heart worm, which will need to be cured before they can be adopted.
  — Rosemary Regina Sobol, chicagotribune.com, 30 Aug. 2017
• Know someone with a case of metal ringworm or eye stots?
  — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 13 Sep. 2017
• Dorit calls up her husband PK, a case of ringworm wearing a tie-dyed bucket hat.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2021
• The name beard ringworm describes the appearance of round skin lesions that form a rash in the affected area.
  — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024
• Jes and Chris tell him that ringworm lives in the dirt, and that this mother and her puppies will be re-exposed to it constantly.
  — Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
• He was also covered in mange-causing mites and ringworm fungus, which had spread to a lymph node.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 15 June 2023
• Both were healthy and active aside from minor skin lesions and mild cases of ringworm.
  — Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 29 Feb. 2024
• During this time, Kia was also treated for ringworm and an ear infection, both of which have cleared up.
  — The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2024
• Those patients had to take the drug for longer than most people with ringworm require, but the infections finally cleared.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 June 2024
• Athlete’s foot—also known as tinea pedis or foot ringworm—is a fungal infection that impacts the feet.
  — Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2024
• In addition to the pets and school dances, a ringworm outbreak sends the faculty into a frenzy with Ava playing no games in her hazmat suit.
  — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
• Despite its name, ringworm isn’t an infection caused by worms or a parasite.
  — Sarah Bradley, Health, 3 Aug. 2024
• We had been infected with barber disease, the doctor told us, a kind of ringworm spread first by barbers’ tools, then by children touching heads at school.
  — Safiya Sinclair, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• Many of these infections cause a round lesion that is often mistaken for ringworm.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
• People can get ringworm after petting a farm animal or even a dog or cat that has an infection.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 11 May 2023
• But that ringworm scare had come after a few months of persistent skin irritation.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2018
• His mother posted a picture of his neck on Instagram supporting the ringworm claim then deleted it.
  — Scott Miller, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
• Each bio-active enzyme is shown to work against wounds, hot spots, ringworm, MRSA, and other common conditions.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
• Visually, the hairs are short and broken and can result in bald patches that can be misdiagnosed as ringworm or alopecia areata.
  — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 13 Mar. 2020
• The best way to diagnose ringworm infection in an animal is by fungal culture.
  — Dr. Patty Khuly, miamiherald, 18 May 2018
• Don’t make excuses; don’t point fingers elsewhere; don’t blame it on taking the wrong ringworm medication.
  — Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
• Currently, Lee is fostering a Chihuahua puppy named Pinky, who has ringworm.
  — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 30 June 2020
• The necropsy found a severe parasitic skin infection and a ringworm infection.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
• Eczema might even masquerade as ringworm, a fungal infection.
  — Erin Nicole Cellett, Allure, 23 Aug. 2021
• Psoriasis and fungal infections such as ringworm, both of which can cause itchy, scaly patches on the body, can also be mistaken for atopic dermatitis.
  — Jessie Van Amburg, Health.com, 2 Dec. 2021
• At four years old, while her peers were risking ringworm in sandboxes and playing tag at recess, the actress was busy manifesting her now-fiancé Machine Gun Kelly.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2022
• Two rare ringworm infections affecting the genital area are cropping up in the United States, according to reports published last month.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 June 2024
• While some don’t resemble ringworm, other types, like plaque psoriasis and inverse psoriasis, can have a round and red appearance that can sometimes be mistaken for ringworm.
  — Sarah Bradley, Health, 3 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024