Example Sentences

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The document asks all the right questions and reaches all the wrong conclusions—the way a doctor might correctly identify symptoms and then prescribe a remedy that aggravates the disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Turning our heads toward the future aggravates the whiplash induced by rapid change.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Padgett prays daily to help him manage the pain of his third bout of cancer and the multiple herniated disks that sleeping on the ground aggravates.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2025

Not only is he receiving extra treatment, but he also has been able to avoid any running, something that aggravates his injury most.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2024

This aggravates his father no end, and several other adults have made nasty remarks about it too.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel