aggravate

Example Sentences

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Higher oil prices, which are already hitting gas stations, airfares and shipping costs, could aggravate all three.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

And people do leave, including the ones Lemon seems to aggravate the most.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

The physio gave her a full assessment and hands-on treatment including joint mobilisation, and taught her different ways to move her body to not aggravate her hip joints, which helped ease the pain.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

For other patients, judgmental remarks from providers aggravate the effects of physical pain by making patients feel ashamed of or even responsible for it.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

The relative anonymity of these kids seemed to aggravate their plight and their despair.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson