How to Use inflammatory in a Sentence

inflammatory

adjective
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  • She had an acute inflammatory reaction to the drug.
  • He incited the mob with an inflammatory speech.
  • But there are no signs Fox News is giving up on provocative and inflammatory viewpoints in the hour.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • She was drowned out by a chorus of condemnation for her inflammatory use of the R-word.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The issue is that cells in a state of senescence release a steady stream of inflammatory molecules.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • This inflammatory response can move through the body, causing strokes and heart attacks in some people.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2023
  • More inflammatory, as far as Onumonu's team is concerned, is that the glove did not turn up on an inventory of the contents of the car until 2008.
    — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The condition is a type of inflammatory arthritis that can cause fevers, rashes and joint and muscle pain, according to Mayo Clinic.
    — Ilana Frost, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Sometimes, though, the disease set off an extreme inflammatory response, causing the lungs to stiffen, as though lined with cement.
    — Sunita Puri, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2023
  • It was also believed red spinel could help remedy all types of blood loss and inflammatory diseases.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
  • But sometimes, an inflammatory response doesn’t subside after the body has been healed.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2023
  • This inflammatory disease of the gut often returns after surgery, Payne says.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 4 July 2023
  • Far-right politicians have also tried to expand their appeal by reining in their most inflammatory rhetoric.
    — Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The cells that form the uterine lining begin to break down and flood your system with inflammatory substances called prostaglandins, the culprit behind cramps and inflammation.
    — Kristin Canning, Women's Health, 10 May 2023
  • A lot of issues with inflammatory acne (like cystic acne) occur under the skin, and this can cause these flare-ups which make angry bumps protrude.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
  • But in the two weeks since the primary, inflammatory remarks he's made on a range of topics have been rapidly resurfacing, flagged by reporters and opponents.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2024
  • This inflammatory skin condition causes inflammation and small cracks at the corner of the mouth.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Like many other forms of exercise, tai chi can increase blood flow, reduce some stress hormones and inflammatory biomarkers, and more.
    — Julia Landwehr, Health, 30 Nov. 2023
  • According to the paper, the medieval ruler likely dealt with some kind of inflammatory disorder of either the respiratory tract, the skin, or both.
    — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 18 Aug. 2023
  • In episode 2, viewers were shocked by the tragic twist that Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch) has been diagnosed with stage 3 inflammatory breast cancer.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2023
  • This can help reduce the risk of health conditions like heart disease and autoimmune conditions and dampen down the body’s inflammatory response.
    — Georgia Day, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2023
  • He was diagnosed at 27 with ankylosing spondylitis, an inflammatory disease that can cause the vertebrae to fuse over time.
    — Mckenna Oxenden, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
  • This is going to actually set off an inflammatory cascade in your mouth.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Hader has now been selected for five all-star teams but had only appeared once before, in 2018, a tumultuous outing both on the field and afterward, when old inflammatory tweets came to light.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2023
  • Gluten is an inflammatory jerk that was never meant for human consumption.
    — Alison Myers, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Ibuprofen works by blocking an enzyme called cyclooxygenase (COX), which plays a key role in your body’s inflammatory response.
    — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 25 July 2023
  • Analysis of lung tissue from the two toddlers who died showed that these infants had an abnormal inflammatory response to RSV that worsened the infection.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 3 May 2023
  • Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that can cause redness, pimples, and eye problems.
    — Cindy Kuzma, Health, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The cytokines cause an inflammatory response within the body that can alter how the body metabolizes nutrients.
    — Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The prosecution requested a sentence of at least 25 years in prison, highlighting a stream of racist and inflammatory social media posts Perry wrote prior to the shooting.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 May 2023

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