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
• Calderon is in for George Hill, who won't play again because of back spasms.
  — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• 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
• Cavs minute: George Hill (back spasms) missed Game 4 and is questionable for Game 5.
  — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• 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
• A week ago, a hip spasm led him to cancel a second scheduled pro-day.
  — Alex Schiffer, kansascity, 22 June 2018
• 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
• My left leg started having spasms so bad my whole body would shake.
  — Thalia Mostow Bruehl, The Cut, 22 May 2018
• 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
• Officially, Boyd’s ninth start of the season was cut short with a left oblique spasm.
  — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2018
• 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
• There'd been a spasm of school shootings, always somewhere else.
  — Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com, 20 May 2018
• 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
• Toxic substances which may be produced by the harmful algal bloom can lead to headaches, weakness, shortness of breath, muscle spasms and gastrointestinal illnesses.
  — Lena Miano, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
• Bezos' decision caused an unprecedented spasm of anger both within journalism and outside it.
  — CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024