welts
Example Sentences
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Gao suffers from chronic lumbar spine disease, arthritis, eye problems and chronic urticaria – a skin condition that causes itchy red welts.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Males don’t bite, so the releases won’t lead to more inflamed welts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024
His mother made him wear sweatpants because he came home with legs covered in welts and floor burns.
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2023
When I danced in "The Waltz of the Flowers," my costume included a high collar of wire-stiffened petals around my neck, which left welts.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2022
I don’t remember what they said, only the fury of their words, how the air turned raw and full of welts.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
