canker

Example Sentences

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“There is a canker that Miss Havisham has allowed, welcomed even, in her heartbreak and desire for revenge.”

From New York Times

Prolonged direct contact with radioactive material can cause skin rashes, hair loss, canker sores, fatigue, and vomiting.

From Seattle Times

Then small patches of polyp tissue started to die, like spreading canker sores.

From Scientific American

I got a canker sore right away, but when we were in Paris, our hotel was down the street from a pharmacy.

From Seattle Times

In some cases — with certain bacterial speck, spot or canker of tomatoes, for instance — pathogens can survive the winter on stakes and cages.

From New York Times