ailment
Example Sentences
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Earlier this season, James characterized his ailments as being simply “old.”
From Los Angeles Times
Since her ailment compromised the safety of the others, we took up the problem in caucus.
From Literature
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Manufacturers are prohibited from making claims about treating or preventing disease, but influencers have sold the idea that buying the right products can fend off or cure almost any ailment.
Mr. Haber opened the show with the announcement that Anna May Wong would not be participating, as she had been overtaken by an ailment.
From Literature
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We are good German children who have been stricken with a mysterious ailment.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.