ailment

Example Sentences

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Since her ailment compromised the safety of the others, we took up the problem in caucus.

From Literature

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

Mr. Haber opened the show with the announcement that Anna May Wong would not be participating, as she had been overtaken by an ailment.

From Literature

We are good German children who have been stricken with a mysterious ailment.

From Literature

“America is committed to defending Greenland, and that begins by ensuring its people are defended against basic illnesses and ailments.”

From The Wall Street Journal