inflamed

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Gulf states’ concerns were inflamed last month when Trump and top U.S. military officials shrugged off Iranian attacks on shipping and a strategic U.A.E. oil port.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The water shortages have inflamed tensions between the upper basin states: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico, and the lower basin states: Arizona, California and Nevada.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

These samples contained similar clusters of inflamed cells to those observed in the mice.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

"My skin was hot, so inflamed and red. It began to crack and ooze, and the itch was bone deep. It consumed my whole body, and then it began to consume my whole life."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

In mid-July, one hundred thousand irate Soviet citizens, inflamed by the government-controlled press, besieged the American embassy on Tchaikovsky Street, demanding that the United States withdraw its troops from Lebanon.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady