inflamed

Example Sentences

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The water shortages have inflamed tensions between the upper basin states: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico, and the lower basin states: Arizona, California and Nevada.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

In this process, harmful bacteria such as Porphyromonas gingivalis often regain dominance quickly because they thrive in inflamed gum tissue.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

"My skin was hot, so inflamed and red. It began to crack and ooze, and the itch was bone deep. It consumed my whole body, and then it began to consume my whole life."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

My doctor said it may have been caused by an ingrown hair that became inflamed after collecting debris.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

Apparently in an effort to mollify the inflamed press, he let photographers back into the barn.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand