How to Use poultice in a Sentence
poultice
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Wipe off the poultice and then try peeling up the glue.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 24 June 2019
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If the stains look lighter but aren’t gone, repeat the poultice procedure.
—Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021
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Then, add two teaspoons of baking soda and mix to form a thick poultice.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2022
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Nance offers Nóra a series of potions and poultices to take the fairy out of young Micheál, but nothing works.
—Patty Rhule, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2017
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Your best bet is a poultice — a highly absorbent powder mixed with liquid suited to the stain.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
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With a plastic putty knife, spread the poultice about a quarter-inch thick over the stained area, including about an inch beyond the borders.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
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On a cruise to Europe, a massage attendant extolled the virtues of body brushes, massage oils, and poultices.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2023
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Dunlavy said the horse is being treated with a poultice, a warm soothing material, and soaked in warm water.
—Jake Lourim, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2018
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Ancient Greeks and Romans ground it into a poultice to relieve back pain and menstrual cramps.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 30 Mar. 2021
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Fresh oregano and sweet almond oil turn this mask into a bit of a poultice, which can be used to draw out impurities and tame troublesome skin conditions.
—Lily Diamond, Bon Appetit, 29 May 2017
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Professional cleaning involves applying a poultice that pulls out the oil, and then the surface is resealed.
—Seal Team One, The Seattle Times, 29 June 2017
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If there’s still some residual tarnish, repeat the poultice treatment.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 20 Jan. 2020
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If there's still some residual tarnish, repeat the poultice treatment.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2022
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Herb poultices release brings deeper skin healing, while the ending facial nurtures.
—Allyson Portee, Forbes, 2 May 2023
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Less is known about the plant’s fruit, which was used traditionally as topical poultices for infected wounds and ulcers.
—Lena H. Sun, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2017
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In that case, Forguson recommends applying a broad-spectrum poultice.
—Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021
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But nothing was as pleasurable as my 90-minute desert herb poultice and oil massage, a combination of meditation, breathwork, heat, and moisture.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2023
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Prompt application of an ice-pack and a baking soda poultice, as well as meat tenderizer, calamine lotion, aloe or any other favorite sting treating remedies can help reduce pain and swelling.
—NOLA.com, 23 June 2017
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The one, two or three-day Imperial Beauty and Wellbeing experience combines the deep relaxation of a quartz bed experience with sound bowls and the skilled application of a poultice to zone-in and target healing in the body.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
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In the Smithsonian’s museum of Asian arts, conservation is a rarefied world of badger-hair brushes and irradiated silks, poultices and pastes, scalpels and solvents.
—Victoria Dawson, Smithsonian, 18 July 2017
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In the Smithsonian’s museum of Asian arts, conservation is a rarefied world of badger-hair brushes and irradiated silks, poultices and pastes, scalpels and solvents.
—Victoria Dawson, Smithsonian, 18 July 2017
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Lister and his disciples mostly developed and spread antisepsis through benign breaches of expectation—applying an untested acidic poultice here, treating an otherwise terminal patient without informing them there.
—Matt Beane, Wired, 8 June 2020
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Wipe off the poultice and then try peeling up the glue.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 24 June 2019
-
If the stains look lighter but aren’t gone, repeat the poultice procedure.
—Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021
-
Then, add two teaspoons of baking soda and mix to form a thick poultice.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2022
-
Nance offers Nóra a series of potions and poultices to take the fairy out of young Micheál, but nothing works.
—Patty Rhule, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2017
-
Your best bet is a poultice — a highly absorbent powder mixed with liquid suited to the stain.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
-
With a plastic putty knife, spread the poultice about a quarter-inch thick over the stained area, including about an inch beyond the borders.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
-
On a cruise to Europe, a massage attendant extolled the virtues of body brushes, massage oils, and poultices.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2023
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Dunlavy said the horse is being treated with a poultice, a warm soothing material, and soaked in warm water.
—Jake Lourim, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2018
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