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Example Sentences
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She chops old vanilla beans, mixes them with epsom salts, adds a splash of vanilla extract, and has bath salts that are wildly aromatic, calming, and good for all that might ail you.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2022
The sooner the discourse moves from economics to baseball the better because only then will the issues that truly ail the sport be addressed.
From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2021
Felix Hernandez is back after missing a start to help ail his sore back.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2018
Removing the manager is not the solution to all that has ailed and looks like it will ail the Angels.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2016
People are moving in ail different directions, but soon, we will reach a hallway that no one has any reason to walk down.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.