ailment

Example Sentences

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Manufacturers are prohibited from making claims about treating or preventing disease, but influencers have sold the idea that buying the right products can fend off or cure almost any ailment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The medical term for my ailment is an asymmetrical gluteal cleft, though requests to fix it are far less common than those to eliminate cellulite, flatten the tummy, or augment the breasts.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

Whatever cough, ailment or condition comes his way, Morris said he “would have to second-guess every medical and health maneuver” and whether it justified a doctor’s visit.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

Though she did not reveal which ailment landed her in the hospital, her mother Yolanda Hadid left a hint in the comments section, where she praised her daughter as a “Lyme warrior.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

But shortly beforehand, the two men died—hours apart, in the same hospital, of a similar respiratory ailment.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt