ailments

Example Sentences

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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

Summers can be deadly in India, where the scorching heat causes various heat-related ailments in people and has even resulted in deaths.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Genetic mutations are more pervasive than previously thought, causing cancer and other ailments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Expectations were insanely high for this show — Bieber’s first large-scale concert after a few years he spent in the pop-star wilderness recovering from various health ailments of both the physical and mental variety.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The state of the crops, the price of fat cattle, the mysterious ailments of swine, I relish them all.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier