swelling

Example Sentences

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Signs that a battery is about to fail include swelling, hissing, popping, an unusual odor and excessive heat, according to a New York Division of Homeland Security battery consumer guide.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Among America’s swelling ranks of moderate millionaires, few have more complex personal balance sheets than dentists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

In detention, Flores said, she began to suffer a painful swelling, which she believed could have been mastitis brought on by her inability to nurse her baby.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

He also explained how there was a "blackened appearance" on both knees as well as "an obvious swelling" in the middle of his forehead.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

She had to start feeling around the rest of his arm, to see if it was swelling up.

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli