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

I spent years tired and inflamed, but no one connected the dots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Doctors diagnosed her with encephalitis - an uncommon but serious condition in which the brain becomes inflamed or swollen, with one in five cases proving fatal.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 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

At that point the doctors liked what they saw: her cervix was a bit red and inflamed from the first treatment, but the tumor was shrinking.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot