welts
Example Sentences
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Gao suffers from chronic lumbar spine disease, arthritis, eye problems and chronic urticaria – a skin condition that causes itchy red welts.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
She recalled pressing so hard against the newly erected fence that the chain-link left diamond-shaped welts on her palms.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2024
His mother made him wear sweatpants because he came home with legs covered in welts and floor burns.
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2023
When I danced in "The Waltz of the Flowers," my costume included a high collar of wire-stiffened petals around my neck, which left welts.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2022
I had received cuts from tree branches before and I knew that the next day the cuts were red with dry blood and that the welts were sore.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
