swelling

Example Sentences

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Among America’s swelling ranks of moderate millionaires, few have more complex personal balance sheets than dentists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

In detention, Flores said, she began to suffer a painful swelling, which she believed could have been mastitis brought on by her inability to nurse her baby.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

“That’s why I recommend breathable fabrics, compression socks if you’re prone to swelling, and always layers,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Despite receiving treatment from the team's physio at half-time, Lang did not realise the cut on his elbow had been infected until he noticed swelling and increasing pain during a night shift that evening.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

I looked down at my feet: my legs and ankles were swelling grotesquely.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom