aggravates

Example Sentences

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Padgett prays daily to help him manage the pain of his third bout of cancer and the multiple herniated disks that sleeping on the ground aggravates.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2025

Not only is he receiving extra treatment, but he also has been able to avoid any running, something that aggravates his injury most.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2024

Or, if not that, he aggravates an existing tendency to rebrand the furthering of stereotypes and dangerous misinformation as “a difference of opinion.”

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2024

Christel Hughes, 45, said the heating assistance allows her to run her oil-fired furnace instead of relying on a woodstove that aggravates her breathing problems that require her to use oxygen.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023

It wouldn't hurt if he weren't right—if I hadn't known somewhere that my weakness aggravates him.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan