swollen

Example Sentences

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Still, some flooding is likely, he said, since waterways are still swollen and soils still saturated from those earlier storms.

From Los Angeles Times

I was visiting my daughter’s family there, and my doctor back home texted me that my out-of-the-blue swollen ankle might mean a blood clot.

From The Wall Street Journal

But her sister’s house sat near a swollen creek that had done serious damage in prior floods.

From The Wall Street Journal

This "swollen" atom acts as a quantum antenna that is extremely sensitive to external electric fields.

From Science Daily

The scans showed his hand was swollen, but it had improved since surgery, Herbert said.

From Los Angeles Times