ailment

Example Sentences

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Last year’s struggles, which ended with a .138 average in the World Series, have been blamed on an early-season stomach ailment and all-season adjustment to shortstop.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

The medical term for my ailment is an asymmetrical gluteal cleft, though requests to fix it are far less common than those to eliminate cellulite, flatten the tummy, or augment the breasts.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

Commentators gave him credit for handling an eye ailment with more panache than former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who wore an eye-patch in 2023 after injuring himself jogging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

As you point out, sometimes the cure can be worse than the ailment.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 8, 2025

But, more important, Charley had been taken with his old ailment again, and this time he was in bad trouble and great pain.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck