allergic to
Example Sentences
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Setting one’s expectations as low as the recent ratings for Emmy night telecasts is good practice because the Television Academy is notoriously allergic to change.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
If No. 7 seed Gauff has been somewhat allergic to grass, metaphorically speaking, Muchova literally is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
As a baby, Yann had severe eczema and at six months, blood tests showed he was allergic to milk, peanuts and eggs.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
For all the iconic battles between the likes of Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer or Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, McIlroy and Scheffler seem practically allergic to one another when it comes to weekend golf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
The plant fragments at our feet darken, wither, and die almost immediately, as if deathly allergic to our positivity.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
