How to Use spasm in a Sentence

spasm

noun

• He was racked with coughing spasms.
• She was suffering spasms of guilt.
• More rarely, Botox treatments are used to ease the painful spasms.
  — Erika W. Smith, refinery29.com, 22 Jan. 2020
• But – the right-hander missed his Game 5 start due to neck spasms.
  — Skip Snow, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 30 Oct. 2019
• The attack comes in the wake of a spasm of violence in skid row.
  — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2019
• Porter was forced to leave last week's 38-31 loss to Tulane in the first half due to back spasms.
  — Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 26 Sep. 2019
• Or will the evanescence of your days be marked by the brief spasm of cherry blossoms in bloom?
  — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
• The three-time Cy Young winner was a late scratch for his Sunday start in Game 5 due to neck spasms.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2019
• Back spasms began wracking the 31-year-old’s body last week.
  — Maria Torres, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2019
• So why, in spite of all that, does ‘Old’ still inspire a spasm of retroactive goodwill?
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2021
• On the same hole in the final round of this event in 2013, Woods struck his fairway wood and was driven to his knees by back spasms.
  — Karen Crouse, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2019
• Booker had been in uniform, went through warmups pregame and was a captain on the field for the coin toss, but sat out with back spasms.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 18 Sep. 2023
• Usually, the twitches, which are triggered when the muscles around the eye spasm, go away in a day or two.
  — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
• Martinez hasn’t played since back spasms forced him to leave in the final game of the Sox series against the Royals on Thursday.
  — Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2019
• Brazil’s team doctor said a soft mattress may to be blame for star Marcelo’s back spasms.
  — Alexandria Hein, Fox News, 28 June 2018
• Davis wasn’t available against the Hawks because of a hip spasm, with Jaxson Woods starting in his place.
  — Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2024
• Called tolperisone, the non-opioid drug relieved pain from acute back muscle spasms.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2019
• In Dion's case, the five-time Grammy winner grappled with muscle spasms in her throat and feet.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024
• The fact that, during the catheterization, the artery looked normal would mean that the spasm had relaxed and the artery reopened.
  — New York Times, 3 Feb. 2022
• Though quieter in the United States than a year ago, this month has seen a dramatic spasm of protest in other parts of the world.
  — Washington Post, 30 July 2021
• Rodney Hood has been bothered by back spasms, but returned for the team’s loss to Toronto.
  — Brian Mahoney, Houston Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2019
• The spasm was in an area unrelated to Sims’ back pain last year when he was sidelined for most of the season.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2023
• But the web’s answers to a new and persistent spasm in my cheek were worrisome.
  — Beth Spotswood, SFChronicle.com, 7 Aug. 2019
• The recent spasm of violence gripping Israel and the West Bank is the worst those areas have seen in years.
  — Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2022
• First, there was anger, then protests, then a spasm of violence that left dozens dead and hundreds wounded.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
• This week's spasm of late October gives way to a Pacific breeze next week.
  — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 27 Sep. 2020
• These spasms can be strong enough to fracture bone, and any fall can lead to severe injury, experts say.
  — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 26 July 2024
• Myers was scratched from the lineup Tuesday (neck spasms) and Wednesday.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 28 Apr. 2023
• Harmful algae blooms can produce toxic substances, which could result in headaches, weakness, shortness of breath, muscle spasms and gastrointestinal illnesses.
  — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 27 Sep. 2024
• The rare, incurable condition caused Dion to suffer from excruciating muscle spasms, and difficulty walking and breathing for years before she was diagnosed with SPS.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024