ointment

Example Sentences

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A clear pattern emerged based on whether the implant had been exposed to petrolatum-based ointment.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

There are two potential flies in the ointment.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

Among the Pfizer drugs to be sold at reduced prices are Eucrisa, an eczema ointment, Xeljanz for rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, and the migraine treatment Zavzpret, according to a White House fact sheet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025

The family of a disabled teenager desperate to source a discontinued ointment said those selling it at inflated prices were "morally corrupt".

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

That patrolman was the fly in everyone’s ointment.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole