ointment
Example Sentences
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This finding indicates that direct contact with the ointment, rather than conjunctival exposure alone, is the primary cause of swelling.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026
There are two potential flies in the ointment.
From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026
Among the Pfizer drugs to be sold at reduced prices are Eucrisa, an eczema ointment, Xeljanz for rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, and the migraine treatment Zavzpret, according to a White House fact sheet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025
The family of a disabled teenager desperate to source a discontinued ointment said those selling it at inflated prices were "morally corrupt".
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025
Beatrice had already cleansed her stepbrother’s arm with soda water, so Roy lathered antibiotic ointment on a panel of gauze and taped it firmly around the boy’s arm.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
Vocabulary lists containing ointment
"Be Prepared" by Vera Brosgol
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