heal

Example Sentences

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A party that can’t diagnose itself can’t heal itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

It is evidence that firms are successfully adding capacity and hiring into a labor market that is finally beginning to heal.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Rudd seems to have been told he’s in one, playing Rick’s humiliation so large that he looks unhinged, his face covered in cuts and bruises of his own doing that, distractingly, never seem to heal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Cutaneous diphtheria usually causes infected sores or ulcers on exposed parts of the body which are slow to heal but rarely lead to severe illness.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

We had cooked birds, tasting horribly of the sea, eaten their eggs, and Sean had dipped his hands into the bay every day until they began to heal.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff