welts
Example Sentences
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Ghost had an allergic reaction to the cold water, known as cold urticaria, breaking out in red welts and shaking uncontrollably, the court heard last week.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
His mother made him wear sweatpants because he came home with legs covered in welts and floor burns.
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2023
When I danced in "The Waltz of the Flowers," my costume included a high collar of wire-stiffened petals around my neck, which left welts.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2022
But a tiny subset of people also develop less common symptoms, ones that can sound like hexes from a children’s story: hairy tongues, purple toes, welts that sprout on their faces.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022
Inflamed welts and oozing blisters had made a pattern on his skin.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
