arthritic

Example Sentences

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Vonn had retired in 2019, her body battered by repeated crashes, her right knee arthritic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

“This is like a big bon voyage to my old arthritic hip,” he told O’Brien.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

Koufax pitched with an arthritic arm that he soaked in ice for hours after every game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2025

The study found that treating arthritic mice with RvT4 reduced blood vessel inflammation by re-programming macrophages -- a group of white blood cells that accumulate in the diseased vessels -- to release stored lipids.

From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2024

So I desisted, just as I would have slowed down to an arthritic pace in any job, in the event that a manager showed up to do a time-and-motion study.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich