How to Use chronic in a Sentence

chronic

adjective
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  • Inflation has become a chronic condition in the economy.
  • Other workers have chronic pain from the repetitive motions of attaching tubes to cow teats hundreds of times a day.
    — Maryam Jameel, ProPublica, 3 June 2024
  • Pets are often used to provide support to people dealing with chronic pain and for emotional support.
    — Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
  • For example, when someone is hospitalized for a condition worsened by heat, their provider typically records only the chronic illness as a cause.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2024
  • Females are more vulnerable to stress incontinence, as are people who smoke, have obesity or diabetes, or have conditions that cause chronic coughing.
    — Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 15 July 2024
  • For instance, Amy would go through sudden and severe menopause, resulting in a chronic loss of bone density and bouts of lymphedema - enough to cause even the most determined person to despair.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
  • Research has shown that magnesium may be more effective than other supplements, including fiber, for treating chronic constipation.
    — Suzie Finkel Ms, Rd, Cdn, Health, 26 May 2024
  • So, two decades on, why this chronic state of risk in health care?
    — Kathleen Sutcliffe, Time, 5 Nov. 2019
  • The study discussed how stress can play a role in chronic hives.
    — Taylyn Washington-Harmon, Health, 29 June 2023
  • The sum total of the impact of chronic stress can add up to a shorter life.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Even chronic late payment of rent is not enough in St. Paul.
    — Donna E. Hanbery, Star Tribune, 22 Oct. 2020
  • The chronic pain in Rafael Nadal’s left foot comes and goes unpredictably.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2022
  • It was first approved in 2003 and has been used to treat asthma, nasal polyps and chronic hives.
    — Jonel Aleccia, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2024
  • One is now chronic, the teen said, and will never fully heal.
    — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 28 Dec. 2020
  • But to go back to it, and the women that are chronic like that, they're never spoken at like that.
    — Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Feb. 2021
  • The new rules for chronic pain do not set limits on what can be dispensed.
    — Jackie Borchardt, cleveland.com, 2 May 2018
  • Yeah, which is not the most useful thing with chronic illness.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The women in the study all had chronic, but not severe, high blood pressure.
    — Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2022
  • This has led to the chronic under-funding of the social sciences.
    — Phil Clark, Quartz, 30 May 2022
  • Health experts say this is true for chronic and binge drinkers.
    — Dallas News, 10 Apr. 2020
  • How to describe the ways chronic pain has forced her to modify her life?
    — Akilah Johnson, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2020
  • None is meant to address the needs of chronic pain patients or those with cancer.
    — Julie Appleby, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2018
  • For many people, the winter months bring a chronic feeling of dry skin.
    — Time, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Last week the city declared the Emerald Motel and the Seattle Inn to be chronic nuisances.
    — Gene Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Want to share your story of living with a chronic illness?
    — Anika Nayak, STAT, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Taking their places are chronic stress and a mindset of scarcity.
    — Clay Marsh, STAT, 12 July 2018
  • This condition can last for months or years and can lead to chronic arthritis.
    — Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 29 May 2021
  • If one of the parents has a chronic condition, this option might not work.
    — Adrienne So, Wired, 11 June 2020
  • Patients are receiving care for chronic diseases and acute needs alike with the help of telemedicine.
    — Erin Brodwin, STAT, 28 Dec. 2020
  • For patients like me, the goal is for our cancer to be chronic, not terminal.
    — Woman's Day, 9 July 2018

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