ailments

Example Sentences

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Most presidential check-up reports, though, contain details of mundane ailments: "Doctors removed a precancerous skin lesion from the tip of his nose", reads a New York Times report on Bill Clinton's annual checkup from 1996.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Rare disease patients and their advocates criticized Makary for not being flexible enough when it comes to evidence to prove treatments for their ailments work.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Some local residents have long pressed leaders to act, saying that intrusive noise could worsen post-traumatic stress disorder and other ailments.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

Earlier this season, James characterized his ailments as being simply “old.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

She tried to reassure me, but still when the people came to the Paqo with their troubles and ailments, I held back, afraid that they would reject me.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis