canker

Example Sentences

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As humans, we are nothing if not fascinated by our own bodies, whether that’s picking a scab, prodding a canker sore or popping a pimple.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2024

“There is a canker that Miss Havisham has allowed, welcomed even, in her heartbreak and desire for revenge.”

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2023

Instead of launching systemic reforms that could help head off moral injury, they’re offering “wellness solutions” such as massages and meditation tips, which can amount to putting a Band-Aid on a canker sore.

From Scientific American • Sep. 19, 2022

In the past two decades, Florida’s citrus industry has been threatened with greening and another disease called citrus canker.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2022

It spreads by means of spores, which are produced in the hundreds of millions in each canker.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson